All vicious animals must be licensed as follows.
(A) Application for a license must be made at the office of the City Clerk upon a form to be provided by the Clerk.
(B) The application must be accompanied by an insurance policy or a certificate of insurance issued by a company licensed to do business in the state, providing personal liability insurance coverage as in a homeowner’s policy, with a minimum liability amount of $100,000 for the injury or death of any person, for damage to property of others and for acts of negligence by the owner or his or her agents in the negligent keeping of such vicious animal.
(C) The insurance policy or certificate of insurance referred to in this section shall provide that it cannot be cancelled or terminated until ten days’ notice by registered mail of such cancellation or termination shall have been received by the City Clerk or the Clerk’s designee.
(D) The cancellation or other termination of any insurance policy, issued in compliance with this section, shall automatically revoke and terminate the license issued under this section, unless another policy, complying with this section, shall be provided and in effect at the time of such cancellation or termination. The City Clerk or the Clerk’s designee shall immediately issue written notification of the revocation of such certificate and all licenses issued under this section.
(E) The license provided for in this section shall be valid for one year and must be renewed annually. The cost of issuance shall be as set by resolution of the City Council.
(2013 Code, § 6-52) (Ord. 14261, passed 8-10-1987; Ord. 14707, passed 3-10-2003)