(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to own or keep any dog six or more months old within the corporate limits of the city without a current dog license issued by the city attached to or worn on a collar by such dog.
(B) Application for such dog license shall be made to the Animal Control Officer or such other person as the City Council may authorize to receive such applications.
(C) The application shall list the name of the owner and applicant, the breed, sex, color, and other description of the dog.
(D) All licenses issued shall terminate on the last day of April the year following issuance regardless of the date when issued.
(E) The owner of any newly acquired dog of licensing age or of any dog which attains licensing age after the last day of April of any year shall make an application for registration and license within 30 days after such acquisition, or when the dog attains the above stated age.
(F) Licenses may be in the form of tags, metal or plastic, suitable for attachment to the collar or other device to be worn by the dog.
(G) The Animal Control Officer or other authorized person shall issue dog licenses upon application and payment of the appropriate fees.
(H) The license fee for any dog which remains unlicensed for 15 days after the owner or keeper of the dog receives written notice to license the same shall be twice the amount of the fee set forth in the fee schedule. The schedule of fees pertaining to this subchapter shall be set by the City Council and may be revised from time to time.
(I) It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or cause to be killed any registered or licensed dog except as provided by law or as herein otherwise provided, or deprive a registered or licensed dog license, or to put a dog license on any dog not registered or licensed.
(Ord. 2010-006, passed 6-29-2010) Penalty, see § 90.99