(A) License tax fees. Every person who shall own or keep any dog within the city limits, or permit a dog to remain on their premises, shall pay an annual license tax for each dog over the age of three months in the sum of $6 for altered animals and $10 for intact animals. For dogs entering the city adopted or born shall be licensed within 30 days of residence or three months of age.
(B) License tax due when. The license tax above levied is due by May 10 each year at City Hall. Who, upon delivery of a certificate of a licensed veterinarian that such dog to be licensed has been vaccinated as required by § 90.03 and upon payment of said tax and such other fees as required by ordinance, shall issue a dog license to the owner or keeper of such animal. License tax is considered late as of June 10, thereafter a $25 late fee will be imposed.
(C) Tags. It shall be the duty of the owner or keeper of every dog required to be licensed by this chapter to place around the neck of such dog a collar to which shall be attached the dog license furnished or issued by the City Clerk.
(D) Administration of licenses. The Board of Aldermen shall each year furnish to the City Clerk a sufficient number of dog licenses, to be paid for from the General Revenue Account of the city. Such licenses shall have cast or printed thereon “Otterville”, the number of the license tag, and the year of issue. The Board of Aldermen shall require a receipt from the City Clerk for such licenses and the City Clerk shall account for the same in the same manner and at the time of his or her accounting for the dog license fees. The fees collected shall be deposited in the General Revenue Account of the city.
(E) Registration book. The City Clerk shall keep a registration book, causing all dogs for which a license is issued, to be registered therein. The registration book shall contain the name and description of the dog, the name and address of the owner, the date of registration, the number of the license issued, and the date of issue and the date said licensed dog was last vaccinated.
(Prior Code, § 205.025) (Ord. 240, passed 3-1-1988; Ord. 320, passed 7-12-2003; Ord. 434, passed 7-13-2015)