A. The owner or custodian of any dog which has reached the age of three (3) months must buy a dog license and renew it annually from the animal services center or other duly authorized entity, provided, however, that the owner or manager of any commercial kennel or pet shop offering dogs for sale may so buy and renew a "commercial animal establishment license" which shall cover all the dogs under his/her care which are offered for sale.
B. The owner/custodian shall be responsible for securely attaching the metallic license tag to a collar and ensuring that the dog wears the collar at all times.
C. All such licenses shall be valid for a period of one year from June 1 to May 31 of the following year. It shall be the responsibility of the owner, or custodian in the absence of the owner, of each and every dog to obtain a new license annually.
D. The animal services center shall keep a record of all licenses issued under the terms of this chapter, showing the name, address, and phone number of each owner or custodian, the number of the license, the name, sex, breed, age and color of each animal, the date issued, and the amount paid.
E. The owner or custodian (or parent or guardian if the owner/custodian is a minor) of any animal found to be within the city and found to be not licensed may be issued a notice of violation and assessed the fee per occurrence as set by annual resolution of the city council, to be paid at the animal services center. The notice and fee shall be independent of any Idaho uniform citation which may be issued. (Ord. 2975, 2016: Ord. 2697 § 11, 2002: Ord. 2667 § 2, 2001)