(A) License required. No person, firm, corporation, kennel, pet shop or other establishment shall possess, harbor, shelter, keep or have custody of any scheduled animal that is six months old or older without first having obtained a license.
(B) Application. On or before March 1 of each year, the owner of any scheduled animal that is six months old or over shall apply to the City Clerk's office for a license for each such animal owned, possessed or harbored by him or her and upon payment of the license fee, the City Clerk's office shall issue a license to the owner for a term commencing from the date of the license and terminating the first day of the following year. The application for a license shall be accompanied by proof of vaccination of the animal for rabies, if the animal is a common carrier hereof, in the form of a valid certificate of vaccination for rabies, with a vaccine licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture, signed by an accredited veterinarian. The applicant for a license shall give his full name and address and the age and description of the animal.
(C) Tags; License fees. A license fee, the amount which shall be established by resolution of the City Council, shall be collected before issuing the license. The City Treasurer shall deliver to the applicant an animal tag duly stamped and engraved as may be determined by the city. License fees may be waived for animals serving the blind or deaf or government-owned animals used for law enforcement. All other licensing provisions shall apply.
(D) Enforcement. The City Council by resolution may waive any or all licensing requirements under this section reverting jurisdiction over all licensing to Gladwin County under the Gladwin County Animal Control Ordinance.
(E) Scheduled animals. The City Council, by resolution, shall adopt a schedule of animals for which licenses are required under this section, together with the license fees applicable thereto. The resolution may be amended from time to time by the City Council.
(Ord. 190, passed 12-21-92) Penalty, see § 10.99