It shall be the duty of the city clerk or designated agent, upon a showing of current rabies immunization and receipt of the registration fee hereinbefore required, to keep in a book suitable for the registration of cats, the time of the registration, the name of the owner or keeper, the number of the registration and the amount paid therefore, and shall deliver to the owner or keeper of the cat a certificate in writing, stating that the person has registered the cat and the number by which the cat is registered, and shall also deliver to the owner or keeper of the cat a tag with the registration number and the registration year thereon, which shall be, by the owner or keeper, attached to the collar to be used on the cat so registered. In lieu of a tag, an implant may be authorized evidencing the registration rather than a tag. When any tag has become lost during a registration period, the owner of the cat may request a duplicate tag for the remainder of the registration period. When so requested, the city clerk shall, upon presentation of the registration certificate, issue a duplicate of such tag upon the payment of the $1 fee. It shall be unlawful for any person to take off or remove the city registration tag from any cat belonging to another, or remove the strap or collar on which the same is fastened.
(2010 Code, § 2-302)