(A) The application for registration and license for all dangerous dogs shall be made to the Village Clerk, which application shall include, without limitation, the following information:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant and of the owner, if different from the applicant, and the address where the dog is to be kept;
(2) The breed, color, sex, name and date of rabies inoculation of the dog to be registered;
(3) Written evidence establishing that the dog has been altered;
(4) Written evidence establishing that the dog has been implanted with a microchip with current information concerning the accurate name, address and telephone number of the owner;
(5) A copy of the insurance policy or surety bond to establish that the owner possesses and will continue to maintain the insurance coverage required for dangerous dogs pursuant to this chapter;
(6) A certificate from the owner to be filed with the Village Clerk affirming that the dangerous dog is or will be confined in compliance with this chapter as applicable, and is in compliance with any and all other conditions that may have been imposed with respect to the dangerous dog by the Hearing Officer or the court having jurisdiction; and
(7) A written affidavit by the applicant, and by the owner, if different from the applicant, stating that the applicant and the owner will comply with all provisions of this chapter.
(B) It shall be the obligation of the applicant or the owner, if different from the applicant, to notify the Village Clerk of any change to the information required pursuant to this section at least 48 hours before the change occurs.
(C) The Village Clerk shall promptly review the application for registration and license upon receipt of a completed application and upon payment of the license fee by the applicant. The Village Clerk shall grant or deny the license application within 30 days from the date the completed application and license fee was filed with the Village Clerk.
(D) The Village Clerk shall register the dog in the dog register book and issue a license certificate and metal license tag to the applicant or the owner, if different from the applicant, upon the occurrence of all of the following:
(1) Payment of the license fee required by this chapter;
(2) Presentation of a certificate of a licensed veterinarian that the dog to be registered and licensed has been inoculated against rabies in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and
(3) Submission of a complete application pursuant to division (A) above.
(E) The shape and color of the tag shall be changed every year and each tag shall have stamped thereon the year which it will expire and a number corresponding with the number of the license certificate. The village shall issue tags of a different shape and color for licenses for dangerous dogs. The replacement fee for lost or destroyed license tags shall be in the amount of $1.
(F) Licenses issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferable.
(G) No license shall be issued pursuant to this section to any applicant or owner who has been declared to be a problem pet owner pursuant to this chapter.
(H) The license year shall begin on April 1 of each year and expire on March 31 of the following year. The owner shall file with the Village Clerk within 30 days prior to the issuance of the license a certificate of a licensed veterinarian that the dog continues to have been inoculated against rabies in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and a copy of the insurance policy or surety bond to establish that the owner continues to possess and will continue to maintain the insurance coverage required for dangerous dogs pursuant to this chapter, as applicable.
(I) Any license issued under this section may be revoked by the Hearing Officer or the court having jurisdiction after notice and hearing for fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application for a license, for violation of the provisions of this chapter, or for violation of any other applicable requirements of law.
(Ord. 4154, passed 4-30-2012) Penalty, see § 92.99