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Upon receipt of the required information, payment of the proper fee and submission of an acceptable rabies vaccination certificate, the dog or cat shall be licensed, a written receipt shall be issued to the applicant, and a metal license tag mailed to the applicant's address. Each tag shall be serially numbered and stamped with the words “City of Oxnard” and the year issued.
(`64 Code, Sec. 5-34) (Ord. No. 735, 1501, 1948, 2388)
If a license tag is lost, a duplicate tag may be obtained from the license collector upon payment of a lost license fee per the current licensing schedule of rates and fees. The licensee shall either surrender the receipt obtained for the lost tag or certify under penalty of perjury that a tag was obtained and that the receipt cannot be found.
(`64 Code, Sec. 5-35) (Ord. No. 735, 1501, 1948, 2388)
In the event that there is a change in ownership of a licensed dog or cat during the license period, the new owner may have the current license transferred to his/her name upon the payment of a transfer fee and surrender of the license receipt.
(`64 Code, Sec. 5-36) (Ord. No. 735, 1501, 1948, 2388)
(A) No person shall counterfeit a dog or cat license tag, or attach a license tag issued under the provisions of this code to any dog or cat other than the one for which such tag was issued, or obtain a dog or cat license tag or dog or cat kennel license and, in doing so, state as true any material matter which he/she knows to be false is guilty of an infraction.
(B) Any person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction.
(`64 Code, Sec. 5-36.2) (Ord. No. 2388)
(A) Every person required to obtain a dog kennel license shall submit a written application to the poundmaster. Such application shall include the following:
(1) The name and address of the dog kennel;
(2) The name of the person owning, managing or operating the dog kennel;
(3) The number and approximate age of the dogs maintained therein as of the date of the application;
(4) The maximum number of dogs over the age of four months and the maximum number of dogs under such age which will be maintained at the dog kennel at any given time during the licensing period; and
(5) The purposes for which the dogs are maintained at the dog kennel.
(B) Such application shall be accompanied by a certificate from the city planner stating that a dog kennel is a permitted use or that a conditional use permit has been issued for the dog kennel.
(`64 Code, Sec. 5-38) (Ord. No. 2388)
(A) Upon receipt of a dog kennel license application, the poundmaster shall cause the dog kennel to be inspected to determine its compliance with the poundmaster's minimum standards for operation.
(B) The poundmaster's minimum standards shall be in writing and shall be made available for inspection during regular business hours at the office of the animal control division of the crime protection program.
(C) If the poundmaster determines that the dog kennel meets such minimum standards and that the application complies with all the requirements of this section, the poundmaster shall approve the dog kennel license application.
(D) The poundmaster shall notify the applicant of approval or denial of the dog kennel license application within 30 days of the poundmaster's receipt of the dog kennel license application.
(E) The decision of the poundmaster to approve or deny the dog kennel license application shall be final and not subject to an appeal.
(`64 Code, Sec. 5-38.1) (Ord. No. 2388)
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