(A) Upon application to the City Clerk, or his or her duly authorized representative, giving the full name and residence of the applicant, the City Clerk, or his or her duly authorized representative, shall issue a license to the applicant and a tag of some durable material stamped or engraved with the number of the license, the year it is issued, and the words “Animal License, City of Garden City, Michigan.”
(B) Before the City Clerk/Treasurer, or his or her duly authorized representative, shall deliver a license and tag as provided, the applicant shall pay to the City Clerk/Treasurer the charges in accordance with the Comprehensive Fee Schedule in Chapter 12 of this Code for each and every animal regardless of sex.
(C) The application for a dog or cat license shall be accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the subject dog or cat has been vaccinated by a duly qualified veterinarian with modified live rabies virus of chick embryo origin.
(D) A license shall entitle the applicant to keep or harbor the dog or cat for the term commencing from the date of the license and terminating June 1 following its issuance, if a one-year license. For two- and three-year licenses, the termination date shall be June 1 in the second and third years, respectively, following its issuance. When issued for a period of less than half of the period prescribed, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall collect a total of one-half the fee hereinbefore provided. If the license is applied for 60 days or more after the dog or cat was subject to licensing, a late fee will be assessed according to the current fee schedule. Every dog or cat four months old or older shall be required to be licensed.
(‘83 Code, § 90.12) (Ord. 81-014, passed 5-18-81; Am. Ord. 82-044, passed 10-18-82; Am. Ord. 82-046, passed 12-20-82; Am. Ord. 06-009, passed 4-24-06; Am. Ord. 09-002, passed 2-9-09; Am. Ord. 11-006, passed 4-25-11; Am. Ord. 23-005, passed 12-18-23) Penalty, see § 90.99