(A) Same redemption or other disposition; fees.
(1) Subject to the provisions of division (A)(3) below, the owner shall be entitled to regain possession of any animal impounded under § 90.07 upon compliance with the vaccination and licensing provisions contained in this chapter, and upon payment of the fees and charges provided for in division (A)(2) below. Any other animal impounded under the provisions of § 90.07 may be reclaimed by the owner upon payment of the fees and charges provided for in division (A)(2) below.
(2) Any animal impounded under § 90.07 may be reclaimed as provided for in this section upon payment by the owner of the impoundment fee for each animal reclaimed, any charges for veterinarian services rendered, and any additional sum for each day each animal has been kept in the animal shelter. The Animal Control Officer may destroy any sick or injured animal which has been impounded without holding it for three days, if its condition is such as to make its earlier destruction necessary or desirable. All animals destroyed under this section shall be destroyed by a humane procedure.
(3) Any animal impounded under § 90.07 and not reclaimed by its owner within three days may be humanely destroyed by the Animal Control Officer or sold. A fee set by resolution of the City Council shall be charged. The Animal Control Officer may destroy any sick or injured animal which has been impounded without holding it for three days, if its condition is such as to make its earlier destruction necessary or desirable. All animals destroyed under this section shall be destroyed by a humane procedure.
(B) Rabies vaccination for dogs and cats. No animal shall be kept or harbored within the city limits without having a current rabies vaccine designated for the species by the United States Department of Agriculture and recommended in the current Compendium of Animal Rabies Vaccines prepared by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians. Such vaccination shall be administered by or under the supervision of a qualified veterinarian.
(C) Dog and cat licenses, required; exceptions.
(1) No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog or cat within the city limits, unless a current license has been issued for such dog or cat in accordance with this chapter. This section shall not apply to any dog or cat belonging to a nonresident of the city and kept within the city for not longer than 30 days; provided all such dogs and cats shall, at all times while in the city, be kept within a building, enclosure or vehicle, or be under restraint by the owner.
(2) Hospitals, clinics and other premises operated by licensed veterinarians for the care and treatment of animals are exempt from the provisions of this section.
(D) Application. Written application for the license required by this chapter shall be made to the City Finance Department, or such agents as shall be designated by the City Finance Department. Such application shall state the name and address of the owner and the name, breed, color and sex of the dog or cat.
(E) Rabies vaccination prerequisite to issuance. No application for a dog license or cat license shall be accepted, nor shall any such license be issued, until the applicant has produced satisfactory evidence that the dog or cat for which the license is to be issued has been vaccinated for rabies pursuant to division (B) above.
(F) Fee; issuance of receipt.
(1) The applicant shall at the time of making such application present to the City Finance Department or the city animal shelter a certificate showing compliance with division (B) above, and pay as an annual license fee the sum of an amount as set by the City Council from time to time for each animal for which such license is sought. It shall be the duty of the City Finance Department or city animal control shelter at the time of issuance of the license herein provided for, to furnish and deliver to said applicant a metallic animal tag for each animal for which such license is issued, upon which tag shall be stamped or engraved the registered number of the animal and the year when the animal was registered, and it shall then be the duty of the owner of said animal to place a collar around the neck of such animal owned or kept by him or her, on which collar shall be securely fastened the metallic tag so furnished by the City Finance Department or city animal control shelter; provided, that in the case of the loss of any tag so issued, the City Finance Department only is authorized to issue a duplicate thereof upon payment to him or her of the actual cost of the same upon application being made therefor, and upon satisfactory proof that such tag has been lost.
(2) If the animal is less than six months old for which the applicant is making application for an animal license, he or she shall not be required to present a certificate showing that said animal has been inoculated against rabies, but shall pay a license fee in an amount as set by the City Council from time to time for such animal for which a license is sought. Thereupon, the City Finance Department shall furnish and deliver to the applicant a special metallic animal tag, and it shall then be the duty of the owner of said animal to place a collar around the neck of such animal and securely fasten to such collar said special metallic animal tag. When such animal reaches the age of six months, the owner or keeper thereof shall be required to obtain a regular animal license as hereinbefore provided and shall receive credit in an amount as set by the City Council from time to time toward the license fee.
(G) Term. All dog and cat licenses shall be issued for one calendar year from January 1 through December 31.
(H) Transfer. If there is a change of ownership of a dog or cat during the license year, the new owner may have the current license transferred to his or her name upon application to the City Finance Department.
(I) Unlawful use of receipt, tag or evidence of vaccination. No person shall use, for any dog or cat, a license receipt or license tag, or evidence of vaccination for rabies issued for any other dog or cat.
(Prior Code, § 4-A-08) (Ord. 1126, passed 2–12-2013; Ord. 1208, passed 3-16-2020) Penalty, see § 90.99