(A) Required. No person shall keep any dog, cat or other animal over four months of age within the city unless:
(1) The animal has received rabies shots and any other mandated by laws of the state.
(2) It wears a metal tag attached to the collar of the animal and is worn by the animal at all times, indicating the animal has received the necessary rabies and any other inoculations.
(3) A license for the animal has been secured from the city in accordance with the provisions of this code.
(B) Applications. Applications for dog, cat and other animal licenses shall be made on forms provided by the city obtainable at the office of the City Clerk, and among other undertakings subscribed to by license applicants shall be the acknowledgment that dog, cat and other animal owners are liable for all actions of their animals and that owners and licensees shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the city from any claims, liabilities or responsibility arising out of the keeping of a dog, cat or other animal. The City Clerk shall maintain a record of all licenses issued.
(C) License to be denied without prior vaccinations. No license shall be granted for a dog, cat or other animal which has not been vaccinated against rabies during the 90-day period preceding the making of an application for such license, except that when a dog, cat or other animal is first licensed for an entire year, thereafter the license may be issued if the dog, cat or other animal has been vaccinated within a period of six months preceding the application for a license. Vaccination shall be permitted and performed only by a doctor qualified to practice veterinary medicine in the state in which the dog, cat or other animal is vaccinated.
(D) Fees.
(1) The annual license fee for male dogs or cats, female dogs or cats, neutered male dogs or cats and spayed female dogs or cats shall be in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 90.30.
(2) In applying for the latter type license, written proof is required from a licensed veterinarian that the animal being licensed has been neutered or spayed.
(E) Duplicates. Duplicate licenses may be obtained for a charge set forth in § 90.30. No person shall use any license receipt or license tag issued for one animal on another animal.
(F) Expiration. The license fee shall be payable on or before January 15, excepting that after January 15 in a given year as to dogs, cats or other animals newly acquired and the animals of persons who become residents of the city, the licenses shall be obtained within 14 days of residence or acquisition. All dog, cat and other animal licenses whenever issued shall expire on December 31 following their issuance. Surcharges for late application shall be in accordance with the schedule set forth in §90.30, and such charges shall be leviable on licenses issued subsequent to January 15 of each year. The City Council may, by resolution, specify the manner of determining or proving the fact of age and date of acquisition of any such dogs, cats or other animals.
(Prior Code, § 5.04) (Am. Ord. 337, passed 6-10-96) Penalty, see § 10.99