(A) No person, without first obtaining a written license from the Town Clerk, shall own, keep, harbor or have custody of any dog over six months of age.
(B) No license shall be required for animals temporarily brought and kept within the town or for “seeing-eye” dogs, when such dogs are actually used to aid blind persons.
(C) Licenses shall be issued only upon presentation of proof of current vaccination for rabies, as required by this chapter.
(D) The owner of the dog shall, at the time of paying the license fee, register the dog by giving the Town Clerk the name and address of the owner, the name, breed, color and sex of the dog and such other reasonable information as the Town Clerk may request.
(E) A license tax of $5 per year for every male or female dog or cat more than six months of age is levied upon the owner of any such dog or cat kept or harbored within the town.
(F) All license fees shall be paid to the Town Clerk and shall be due not later than the first day of January each year or within one week after bringing such an animal into the town after such date.
(G) The owner of any dog or cat within the corporate limits of the town shall have the animal vaccinated for rabies as provided by § 92.03 and shall procure a license for the animal as required by this section. The rabies vaccination certificate and the city license shall be worn by the animal in plain view to the public.
(`85 Code, § 3-25) (Am. Ord. 193, passed 5-10-93; Am. Ord. 212, passed 3-13-00)