(A) Any person owning, harboring, or having custody of a dog and/or cat within city limits must obtain a license within 15 days of obtaining the animal. Licenses, except for lifetime licenses, shall be valid for one year from date of issue. Any person not eligible for a license may not own a dog or a cat.
(B) Applications for licenses shall be made to the animal shelter.
(C) If the applicant withholds or falsifies any information on the application, no license shall be issued. Any license issued upon false or withheld information shall be null and void.
(D) Application shall include species, gender, breed, name, whether the animal has been neutered or spayed, a current rabies certificate, if required, issued by a licensed veterinarian, and the name, telephone number, and address of the owner/harborer, and information on whether the applicant has been cited with a violation of this chapter or convicted of cruelty to animals.
(E) No person who has been convicted of cruelty to animals shall be issued a license. It shall be within the discretion of the animal shelter whether to issue a license if there have been three or more violations of this chapter within a 12-month period.
(F) Upon issuance of the license and payment of all fees, the animal shelter shall issue to the applicant a durable tag stamped with an identification number. The licensing agent shall maintain a record of the identifying number of all tags issued.
(G) The animal shelter shall charge fees for animal licenses and certain other charges pursuant to § 91.98 of this chapter. The animal shelter shall deposit all monies collected from this section into the non-reverting fund for the Animal Control Runs Fund with the City Controller. The fees shall be collected by the animal shelter or by its fiscal agent. Any fee for registration may be waived by the animal shelter.
(H) The license fee shall be waived for certified service animals, governmental police dogs, or other certified animals that are trained to assist the physically handicapped. These shall still be registered with the animal shelter and must obtain a license as any other.
(I) The owner of any animal deemed by a veterinarian to be unfit to undergo a spaying or neutering operation shall be, upon presentation of written certification to that effect by a licensed veterinarian, charged the fee for a spayed or neutered animal.
(J) No person shall use a license for any animal other than the animal for which it was issued.
(K) Any person or entity who violates this section shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 91.99 of this chapter.
(Ord. G-13-11, passed 5-16-2013) Penalty, see § 91.99