(A) No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog or cat of more than six months of age without first securing a license from the City Clerk-Administrator who shall keep a record of all licenses issued and shall issue a durable identification tag for such license. Upon receipt of an application reciting the name and address of the owner, the address where the dog or cat will be kept, and the sex, breed, age, color and markings of the dog or cat for which a license is sought, and upon payment of the license fee established by resolution, the City Clerk-Administrator shall issue a license in the form of a metal identification tag for each animal.
(B) The term of a license shall run concurrently with a dog or cat’s rabies vaccination schedule. Specifically, a dog or cat’s license expires (and must be renewed) when a new rabies vaccination is needed. Failure to renew the license within 30 days of a new rabies vaccination will result in a late license penalty fee in the amount established by resolution being owed to the city.
(C) Failure to purchase a license within 60 days of establishing residence in the city, within 60 days of acquiring a dog or cat, or within 60 days of a dog or cat reaching the age of six months during any calendar year will result in the late license penalty fee being owed to the city.
(D) Dog or cat licenses are not required for dogs or cats that are kept in the city for 30 days or less. Such dogs or cats shall be known as “visiting dogs or cats.” Visiting dogs or cats must be kept in an enclosure or on a leash at all times.
(1990 Code, § 1401.070) (Ord. 95-1401-129, passed 11-11-1995; Ord. 133, passed 10-28-1996) Penalty, see § 92.99