SECTION:
8.04.010: License Required; Age And Residence Requirements For License Holder
8.04.020: License Required; Age Of Animals
8.04.030: License Application
8.04.040: Additional Requirements For Licensing And Keeping Ferrets
8.04.050: Veterinary Verification
8.04.060: License Term And Renewal
8.04.070: License Revocation
8.04.080: License Tag Requirements
8.04.090: License Exemption
8.04.100: License Vendor
All dogs, cats and ferrets must be licensed each year, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to a person of the age of eighteen (18) years or older that has a residence, with street address, within the city. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)
Any person owning, possessing or harboring any dog, cat or ferret within the city shall obtain a license for such animal within thirty (30) days after the animal reaches the age of four (4) months, or, in the case of a dog, cat or ferret over four (4) months of age, within thirty (30) days of the acquisition of ownership or possession of the animal by said person. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)
License applications must be submitted to the city, utilizing a standard form which requests name, address and telephone number of the applicant; breed, sex, color and age of the animal; previous license information, rabies and sterilization information, and the number, location or other identification applicable to a tattoo or implanted microchip of the animal. The application shall be accompanied by the prescribed license fee. A licensed veterinarian shall give rabies vaccinations with a vaccine approved by the current compendium of animal rabies control. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)
Without limiting any other requirements of this title, those wishing to keep ferrets must adhere to the following requirements:
A. Number Permitted: No more than two (2) adult ferrets may be kept in a household at any time, and no more than two (2) litters of kits may be kept in a household at any time.
B. Housing; Confinement: Ferrets shall be kept primarily as indoor pets, and shall be housed in a cage or kennel of sufficient size and construction to allow proper space and safekeeping of the ferret. When a ferret is outside, it shall be kept on a harness with a leash not over six feet (6') in length specifically designed for ferrets.
C. Prohibited Persons: A ferret license shall not be granted to any person with an animal control violation within the three (3) years preceding the license application.
D. Sterilization; Descenting: The city division encourages owners to sterilize and descent their ferrets. (Ord. 2012-16, 6-21-2012)
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