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It shall be unlawful to abandon any dog or other animal within this city.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-13) Penalty, see § 90.999
(A) No person shall own, harbor, or keep a dog over six months of age within the city unless a current license for the dog has been obtained. The license shall be issued for a two-year period and shall expire on December 31 of the last year of the license issued. A late payment charge, in the amount set by the City Council from time to time, shall be assessed for failure to apply for a renewal license by March 1 of the year of expiration of the current license. The City Administrator may pro-rate the amount of the license fee of one who owns, harbors, or keeps a dog over six months of age for less than a full two-year period.
(B) The license fee for the keeping of a dog over six months of age may be waived on application by a person who shall certify that he or she is over the age of 65 years and has an annual income not in excess of $5,000.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-14) Penalty, see § 90.999
(A) It shall be required of each person owning, keeping, or harboring a dog to pay a license fee to the City Administrator or Animal Control Officer as imposed by this section, except as provided in § 90.011 herein. The license fee for any dog shall be computed at the rate duly set by the City Council. Each application for the license shall include a statement, signed by the person applying for the license, which certifies that the dog has been inoculated for rabies not more than 24 months preceding the date of application. Receipt of license which includes the color, breed, age, sex, and weight of the dog shall be provided by the owner for inspection upon the request of the Animal Control Officer or Wright County Sheriff.
(B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to service dogs or dogs used for police activity.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-15)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use for any dog a license receipt, license tag, or a rabies inoculation certificate issued to another person or dog.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-16) Penalty, see § 90.999
(A) Generally. Except for kennels licensed under this section the following limits on animals will apply. For the purposes of this section, the term HOUSEHOLD refers to a single-family residence or single unit of a town home, condominium, apartment, or comparable structure which is rented, leased, or used as a single unit. This section shall not be construed to limit the ability of apartment managers, landlords, town home associations, or other representative of property owners to impose greater restrictions.
(B) Dogs. No household shall keep, maintain, or otherwise house more than a total of three dogs over the age of six months within any household in the city.
(C) Cats. No household shall keep, maintain, or otherwise house more than a total of four cats over the age of six months within any household in the city.
(D) Congregate limit. No household shall keep, maintain, or otherwise house more than five domestic animals - combination of dogs and cats unless authorized by a residential or commercial kennel license.
The City Administrator or designee shall procure a sufficient number of metallic tags for delivery of one such tag to the person paying the license fee. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the dog for which the tag was obtained to permanently attach the tag to the collar of the dog in a manner that the tag may be readily seen. The tag is not transferrable to any other dog or to a new owner of the dog. If a tag is lost or stolen, the owner may obtain a new tag by surrendering the license receipt for the first tag and by paying an additional fee as duly set by the City Council from time to time.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-17)
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