(1) License Required: All dogs must be licensed each year, except as otherwise provided herein, to a responsible adult of the age of eighteen (18) years or older.
(2) Time Limit: Any person owning, possessing or harboring any dog shall obtain a license for such animal within thirty (30) days after the dog reaches the age of six (6) months; or in the case of a dog over six (6) months, within ten (10) days after acquisition of the dog or locating within the Ivins City limits.
(3) Application: License applications must be submitted on a standard form which requests name, address and telephone number of the applicant; breed, sex, color and age of the animal; and rabies information, including vaccination date and expiration. The application shall be accompanied by the prescribed license fee and by a current rabies vaccination certificate. Rabies vaccinations shall be given by a licensed veterinarian and comply with the requirements of chapter 3 of this title.
(4) Fee For License: The license fees shall be in such amounts as established by resolution of the city council. No dog will be licensed as spayed or neutered without proof that such surgery was performed.
(5) Term Of License: The license shall be effective from the date of purchase through the expiration date set forth on the rabies vaccination certificate presented at the time of initial licensing or renewal. Failure to renew the license by submitting a new rabies vaccination certificate and renewal fee prior to the license expiring will result in the automatic revocation thereof. (Ord. 2010-07, 2010)