A. License Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to own, harbor, keep or possess a dog more than six (6) months old, within the City without first procuring a license therefor as provided by subsection B of this Section and attaching the metal tag provided by the City to the dog's collar.
B. Application; Fee: The owner or person having in charge any dog within the City shall make application to the City Clerk and pay a license fee in an amount as determined by resolution of the City Council for each and every dog; an animal is licensed from the date said dog is subject to licensing. It shall be unlawful for anyone to make a false statement in the application for a license.
C. Veterinarian Certificates Required:
1. Spayed Or Neutered: The owner shall present to and file with the Clerk at the time of securing said license, a certificate of a licensed veterinarian that the dog has been spayed or neutered.
2. Rabies Vaccination: A certificate of licensed veterinarian shall set forth that any dog being licensed under this Section shall have had a rabies shot or booster within the last thirty six (36) months.
D. Receipt; Metal Tag: Upon receipt of such application, and payment of fees, the person issuing the license shall issue a receipt designating the owner's name and number of the license, the sex of the dog, the amount paid for said license together with a metal tag bearing the number corresponding to that upon the receipt.
E. Term: All dog licenses shall be by calendar year beginning January 1 and expiring as of December 31 of the year in which issued. (Ord. 268, 6-9-1998)
F. Duplicate Tag: Upon satisfactory proof that a license tag has been lost, a new tag of a different number may be issued upon the payment of a fee of one dollar seventy five cents ($1.75) and the transaction shall be noted upon the City office file for the number originally issued. (Ord. 268, 6-9-1998; amd. 2000 Code)
G. Renewal; Late Fee: All licenses shall be applied for prior to the expiration of the previous year's license. In the event application is not made and payment for the license is not submitted prior to February 1 for the year for which the license is applied for, the City shall be entitled to collect, and the applicant shall be required to pay a late fee, as established by the City Council by resolution, in addition to the license fee.
H. Exception: The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any person visiting the City for a period of not exceeding thirty (30) days, and owning and possessing a dog currently licensed, and bearing the license issued by another municipality, or other licensing authority. (Ord. 268, 6-9-1998)