(A) Each owner of a dog more than six months of age on January 1 of any year, or six months of age within the license year, shall annually, or within 30 days from the date the dog becomes six months of age, pay a dog license tax and obtain a license for each dog from the City Comptroller. The license year shall commence on January 1 and end on the following December 31. The dog license tax, if paid on or before April 1, shall be $5 for each altered (spayed or neutered) dog and $10 for each unaltered dog. An increased fee of $10 per altered dog license and $20 per unaltered dog license shall be paid by all persons purchasing dog licenses after April 1 or more than three months after the dog becomes six months of age.
(B) Each applicant for a dog license shall present a valid certificate of vaccination and proof of alteration, if claimed, before a license is issued.
(Ord. 1153, passed 8-30-1989; Am. Ord. 1216, passed 3-2-1993)