(A) The Animal Control Officer shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner of a potentially vicious dog if the owner establishes to the satisfaction of the Animal Control Officer that:
(1) The owner of the dog is at least twenty-one (21) years old;
(2) The dog has been issued all licenses required by the City of Lawrenceburg and Anderson County, Kentucky;
(3) The dog has a current rabies vaccination;
(4) The owner has a proper enclosure as defined in § 90.27;
(5) The owner has paid an annual fee of one hundred dollars ($100), in addition to regular dog licensing fees, to register the potentially vicious dog;
(6) The dog has been implanted with a microchip containing owner identification information, which microchip has been registered with the Animal Control Officer; and
(7) The owner has presented a current insurance certificate showing coverage by an insurer licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for liability arising from actions of the dog in an amount of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), which certificate shall indicate that the Animal Control Officer is to receive ten (10) days written notice in the event that the coverage is reduced or canceled for any reason.
(B) The Animal Control Officer shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner of a vicious dog if the owner establishes to the satisfaction of the Animal Control Officer that:
(1) The owner of the dog is at least twenty-one (21) years old;
(2) The dog has been issued all licenses required by the City of Lawrenceburg and Anderson County, Kentucky;
(3) The dog has a current rabies vaccination;
(4) The owner has a proper enclosure as defined in § 90.27;
(5) The owner has paid an annual fee of five hundred dollars ($500), in addition to regular dog licensing fees, to register the vicious dog;
(6) The dog has been implanted with a microchip containing owner identification information, which microchip has been registered with the Animal Control Officer; and
(7) The dog has been spayed or neutered; and
(8) The owner has presented a current insurance certificate showing coverage by an insurer licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Kentucky for liability arising from actions of the dog in an amount of not less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), which certificate shall indicate that the Animal Control Officer is to receive ten (10) days written notice in the event that the coverage is reduced or canceled for any reason.
(Ord. 2006-12, passed 7-10-06)