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6.04.010 Registration and license--Required.
   A.   Except as provided in this chapter, every dog owner shall see that his dog or dogs are properly licensed at all times by the securing of a license for the dog or dogs from the director of finance not less than once every year. The license shall expire on the thirtieth day of June of every year following the obtaining of the license and shall be renewed thereafter before the first day of August.
   B.   Every dog owner, after his dog attains the age of four months, shall register such dog with the director of finance before July 1st of each year.
   C.   Any dog owner who becomes a resident of the incorporated area of the city subsequent to any July 1st shall register his dog within thirty days after moving into the incorporated area.
(Ord. 680, 1999; Ord. 494 (part), 1986; Ord. 393 (part), 1982)
6.04.015 Registration and license--Exemption.
   No registration or fee shall be required for guide dogs for the blind.
(Ord. 680, 1999)
6.04.020 Registration and license--Fees.
   A.   A fee shall be charged for each dog that is registered and for each registration renewal.
   B.   The fee shall be less for each dog that is castrated, spayed or otherwise sexually altered to prevent reproduction. A certificate from a licensed veterinarian may be required before registering an altered dog.
   C.   The amount of annual license fees shall also be prorated to the nearest quarter of a year.
   D.   A penalty shall be charged and collected for each late registration or late renewal. Dog owners shall not be considered in default until the first day of August each and every year, but the license fee shall become due and owing on July 1st of each and every year.
   E.   The amount of the fees described in this section shall be established and amended by resolution of City Council.
(Ord. 680, 1999)
6.04.030 Registration--Rabies vaccination required.
   No registration tag shall be issued for a dog unless proof has been presented that the dog has been vaccinated against rabies not more than eighteen months prior to the date of the issuance of the registration.
(Ord. 413 § 1, 1982: Ord. 393 (part), 1982)
6.04.040 Registration--General provisions.
   The director of finance shall be responsible for providing applications and license tags. Dogs may be registered at the director's office at the City Hall, or at other designated places. When an owner registers his dog, he will be given a tag which must be fastened to the dog's collar. All registration fees shall be deposited with the city treasurer. Applications on dogs that are registered shall be kept on file in the director of finance's office.
(Ord. 393 (part), 1982)
6.04.050 Kennel license--Required.
   A.   Every person who owns or controls a kennel or place where more than four dogs are kept for breeding purposes, training, sale or any other purpose shall obtain a kennel license. When obtained, the license shall cover all dogs under control of the licensee. This license shall be obtained every year during the month of July or within thirty days after the kennel goes into operation.
   B.   No kennel license shall be issued until the poundmaster or his authorized representative has first issued a certificate that the kennel is operated in a sanitary and proper manner so as not to constitute a nuisance to the neighborhood. This certificate shall be presented to the director of finance with an application for the kennel license.
(Ord. 809 § 1 (part), 2014; Ord. 680, 1999; Ord. 393 (part), 1982)
6.04.070 Kennel license--fee.
   An annual fee shall be charged for every kennel license. The amount of the annual fee shall be established and modified by resolution of City Council.
(Ord. 680, 1999; Ord. 494(part), 1986: Ord. 393(part), 1982).
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