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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)
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)
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)
The city council may construct and maintain pounds and arrange for transportation facilities or the city council may contract for either or both of these services. The city council may require a faithful performance bond. The fees for collecting, impounding and disposing of dogs or other animals may be determined by negotiation, and shall be stipulated in any contract signed by the city council. If a city agency provides these services, the city shall determine the fees.
(Ord. 393 (part) , 1982) .
A. Any dog or other animal running loose in the city shall be impounded, whether such dog or animal is licensed or unlicensed. No unlicensed dog may be claimed until the owner first registers the dog pursuant to Section 6.04.010 of this chapter. No dog shall be released to the owner unless proof of vaccination is given as more specifically set forth in Section 6.04.030, and until the fees specified in this section have been paid.
B. An impounded dog or other animal may be disposed of, if it is not claimed by the owner within 72 hours or whatever new minimum impound time is established by State law.
C. Animals may be impounded for quarantine.
(Ord. 680, 1999; Ord. 540 (part), 1988).
A. For each licensed or unlicensed dog that has been impounded, the owner shall pay to the director of finance the following fees:
1. An impoundment fee, which shall increase in amount with each successive occasion upon which the same animal is re-impounded after having been released.
2. A per-day fee for a board and care.
B. For livestock that is impounded, the owner shall pay to the director of finance the following fees:
1. An impoundment fee.
2. A per-day fee for board and care.
3. A fee for truck and trailer use.
C. For each animal that is impounded for quarantine, the owner shall pay to the director of finance the following fees:
1. A quarantine impoundment fee.
2. A per-day fee for board and care.
D. The fees described in this section shall be established and amended by resolution of City Council, with the exception of the truck and trailer use fee, which may be established by resolution or by negotiation as described in Section 6.04.080 of this chapter.
(Ord. 680, 1999).
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