(A) All dogs and cats having attained the age of four months or more and kept within the city shall be licensed and registered annually on or before January 1 of each and every year by the owner thereof. Licensing and registration shall be completed in the office of the City Clerk by filling out forms provided by the City Clerk setting out the sex, breed and name of the dog or cat and the name and address of the adult owner. At the time of the registration and licensing, the owner shall obtain and shall be issued a license for the dog or cat and shall pay a fee therefore in an amount as the City Council may determine from time to time by resolution. Before any license is issued, the owner must submit to the City Clerk evidence of compliance with § 90.27.
(B) Dogs and cats not previously licensed or registered in the city, arriving or brought into the city during the year and dogs and cats having attained the age of four months or more during the year shall be licensed and registered as provided in this section within ten days of their arrival or attainment of age on payment of the fees as provided in this section. The license and registration fee shall not be prorated for a part of a year and all licenses issued during the year shall expire on the next succeeding first day of January. There shall be no refunds of licenses and registration fees issued under any circumstances, and licenses shall not be transferrable when issued.
(C) Dog and cat licenses shall be in the form of a metal or plastic tag as may be from time to time prescribed by resolution of the City Council. The owner of the dog or cat shall cause the tag to be affixed to the collar or harness of the dog or cat so licensed in a manner that the tag may be easily seen by officers or authorized representatives of the city. The owner shall see that the tag is constantly worn by the dog or cat.
(D) The fact that a dog or cat is without a license attached to a collar or harness shall be presumptive evidence that the dog or cat is unlicensed.
(Ord. 346, passed 8-14-1978; Ord. 428, passed 8-22-1994)