(A) Application for registrations, permits, or waivers shall be made at or mailed to a facility designated by Animal Control. The application shall include the name and address of the applicant, the type of registration, permit or waiver applied for, the number and description of the animal, proof of rabies vaccination, when applicable, information regarding sterilization, and the appropriate fee.
(B) For an annual registration permit or waiver, the registration, permit or waiver may be purchased 90 days in advance of the date the registration or permit is required. All annual registrations, permits, and waivers issued under this chapter shall expire on March 31 of each year.
(C) At the time of issuance, the facility designated by Animal Control shall issue a registration, permit, or wavier in written form. The registration, permit, or waiver shall include the number of the registration, permit, or waiver, the type or registration, permit or waiver, and all pertinent information, in addition, Animal Control shall issue a durable tag stamped with the registration, permit, or waiver number, and the year of issuance.
(D) The facility designated by Animal Control shall maintain records of the identifying registration, permit or waiver number.
(E) All fees shall be paid at the time of the application and prior to the issuance of the permit, registration or waiver.
(F) It shall be unlawful for an owner or keeper of a dog or cat over the age of three months to fail to provide the dog or cat with current pet registration as provided in this section.
(G) It shall be unlawful for an owner or keeper of a dog or cat over the age of three months to fail to maintain in his or her possession a current rabies vaccination tag showing that the animal has been vaccinated against rabies as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(H) A registration, permit, or waiver shall not be issued unless proof of vaccination against rabies, when applicable, is shown at the time of the application for the registration, permit, or waiver.
(I) An owner or keeper of the animal who moves into the county for purposes of establishing a residence shall have 30 days in which to obtain a registration, permit, or wavier as required under this chapter.
(J) Absent some specific provision to the contrary, the term for all permits or waivers shall be for the same term as a dog or cat registration pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. 1280C, passed 10-10-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99