(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to own or harbor any dog or cat within the corporate limits of the City of Lawrence without first paying a license fee in the amount prescribed as follows:
(1) A $3 license fee for each neutered male dog or cat and spayed female dog or cat; and
(2) A $5 license fee for each non-neutered male dog or cat and unspayed female dog or cat.
(B) Proof of a rabies vaccination shall be presented at the time the license fee is paid as provided herein.
(C) The license fee shall be collected by the City Controller or by the City Police Department at the municipal building or by the Animal Control Officer at the animal shelter when an animal is claimed.
(D) The receipt for the license fee as provided herein shall constitute a license for the keeping or harboring of the animal.
(E) Each owner of a dog or cat shall apply for a license when the dog or cat is six months of age or within 30 days after obtaining the dog or cat or bringing the dog or cat into the city, whichever is later, and shall apply for a renewal of the license during the month in which the current license expires. Each dog or cat license shall expire in the year following the year in which the license was issued on the earlier of either:
(1) The last day of the month indicated on the licensed dog’s or cat’s rabies vaccination certificate which was issued in the same year as the license; or
(2) The last day of the month in which the license was issued.
(F) Funds collected by the Police Department or by the Animal Control Officer shall be paid to the City Controller on a daily basis.