(A) Upon the payment of the license fee, and proof of rabies vaccination the Municipal Clerk shall issue to the owner of a dog a license certificate and a metallic tag for each dog so licensed.
(B) The metallic tags shall be properly attached to the collar or harness of all dogs so licensed and shall entitle the owner to keep or harbor the said dog until the January 31 following such licensing.
(C) In the event a license tag is lost and upon satisfactory evidence the original plate or tag was issued in accordance with the provisions herein, the Municipal Clerk shall issue a duplicate tag for the balance of the year and charge one-half the annual fee for each duplicate tag so issued.
(D) All license fees and collections shall be immediately credited to the General Fund of the City. It shall be the duty of the Municipal Clerk to issue tags of a suitable design that are different in appearance each year.
(E) The licensing requirements of this article shall not apply to hospital, clinics, and veterinarians, or to any dog belonging to a non-resident of the city and kept within the city for not longer than 30 days, provided all such dogs while in the city, shall at all times be kept within a building enclosure or vehicle, or be under restraint.
(Ord. 2297, passed 1-20-2009)