(A) Every cat, except a feral cat, that is more than four months of age must be registered with, and licensed by, the village pursuant to this chapter. Any cat purchased or otherwise acquired after the effective date hereof must be registered with, and licensed by, the village pursuant to this chapter not later than 30 days after the cat is acquired. It shall be unlawful for any owner or person to keep, harbor, possess, maintain or have the care or custody of any cat, except a feral cat, in the village without having registered and licensed such cat pursuant to this chapter.
(B) The application for registration and license 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 cat is to be kept; and
(2) The breed, color, sex, name and date of rabies inoculation of the cat to be registered.
(C) The Village Clerk shall register the cat in the cat 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 cat 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 this section.
(D) 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 replacement fee for lost or destroyed license tags shall be in the amount of $1.
(E) Licenses issued pursuant to this section shall be transferable upon payment of a fee of $10.
(F) No license shall be issued pursuant to this section to any applicant or owner who has been adjudicated to be a problem pet owner pursuant to this chapter.
(G) The license year shall begin on April 1 of each year and expire on March 31 of the following year.
(Ord. 4154, passed 4-30-2012)