§ 92.060 REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.

   (A)   No person shall own, keep, maintain or harbor any dog within the city without a license therefor.

   (B)   The provisions of this subchapter relating to the licensing of dogs shall not apply to dogs of nonresidents remaining temporarily in or passing through the city.

(Ord. 20-06, passed 7-6-20)

§ 92.061 APPLICATION.

   Application for a dog license shall be made to the Polo City Clerk upon such printed forms as shall be provided and shall include the following information: The owner of the dog proposed to be licensed; the residence of such owner; and the age, sex, breed and description of the dog proposed to be licensed. Each application for a dog license shall be accompanied by a certificate of rabies vaccination signed by a veterinarian that the dog proposed to be licensed has been properly vaccinated against rabies within the preceding 12-month period.

(Ord. 20-06, passed 7-6-20)

§ 92.062 FEES.

   The annual license fee under this subchapter shall be $10 for the first animal licensed to a household and $10 for each additional animal license issued to the same household.

(Ord. 20-06, passed 7-6-20)

§ 92.063 TAGS; GENERALLY.

   Each dog license shall be evidenced by a small tag to be issued to the owner of the licensed dog upon the payment of the license fee. Such license tags shall bear the name of the city, an identifying license number and the license year. The shape or color of such dog license tag shall be changed each year.

(Ord. 20-06, passed 7-6-20)

§ 92.064 SAME; PLACEMENT.

   A person owning, keeping, maintaining, or harboring any dog within the city shall keep the license tag issued for such dog firmly attached to a collar or harness placed and kept about the neck of such dog. The collar or harness shall be made of leather, metal or other substantial material. It shall be unlawful for any person, other than the dog’s owner, to remove a license tag from that particular dog.

(Ord. 20-06, passed 7-6-20)

§ 92.065 SAME; LOST.

   The owner of any licensed dog who has lost the license tag may apply for a duplicate license on such printed forms as shall be provided. The fee for issuance of a duplicate license is $1.

(Ord. 20-06, passed 7-6-20)

§ 92.066 NUMBER PER OWNER.

   (A)   No person shall apply for, receive or be issued in excess of four licenses under this subchapter, except as provided in this section. No person shall keep, maintain or harbor at the same location more than four animals under this subchapter. Dog or cat kennels licensed by the city shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.

   (B)   No person shall own, keep, maintain, or harbor more than one litter of young dogs or young cats, but not both, during the period from birth to four months of age as to dogs and six months of age as to cats.

(Ord. 20-06, passed 7-6-20)

§ 92.067 TRANSFER.

   Whenever the ownership of a licensed dog within the city changes, the new owner shall apply for a transfer of the license upon such printed forms as shall be provided. The fee for such transfer is $1. The former owner and the new owner, if a city resident, each have the duty to notify the city of such change of ownership within ten days of the change of ownership.

(Ord. 20-06, passed 7-6-20)