6.04.030: LICENSE; EXEMPTION:

No license shall be required for any dog before the dog reaches the age of four (4) months. (Ord. 2392 § 2, 1998: prior code § 57101)

6.04.040: LICENSE; RENEWAL:

Licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 6.04.020 through 6.04.130 of this chapter shall be renewed each year on or before the first date of issuance. (Ord. 2392 § 3, 1998: prior code § 57103)

6.04.050: LICENSE; EXPIRATION:

Each official license tag shall be dated to show the date of expiration of the license and shall be securely fastened to a dog collar by the owner or person having custody or possession of the dog. The collar must at all times, when not on the private property of the owner or custodian, be worn by such licensed dog. (Prior code § 57104)

6.04.060: KENNEL; LICENSE AND VACCINATION EXEMPTION:

No license fee shall be charged against any dog in a commercial kennel, duly licensed as a commercial business, having paid a business license tax. (Ord. 2392 § 4, 1998: prior code § 57105)

6.04.080: LICENSE; FEE PAYMENT REQUIRED:

Every person, firm, or corporation owning, harboring, possessing, or having custody of a dog within the city shall, on or before the due date as defined in this chapter, pay to the city a license fee as set by resolution of the city council of the city. (Prior code § 57107)

6.04.090: LICENSE; DELINQUENT FEE PAYMENT:

All licenses shall be delinquent if the required fee is not paid within thirty (30) days after the due date. The penalty for delinquency shall be the amount equal to one-half (1/2) of such license fee. (Prior code § 57108)

6.04.100: TAG; ISSUANCE:

The city's finance director, or the director's designee, shall, upon receiving payment of the proper fee and the display of the certificate required in section 6.04.150 of this chapter, make the official record of the dog and the fee paid and issue the official license tag. The records and files of dog licenses shall be maintained in such a manner that the address of the recorded owner, custodian, or person having possession of the dog may be readily ascertained. (Ord. 2684 § 8, 2007: prior code § 57109)

6.04.110: TAG; FALSE OR COUNTERFEIT UNLAWFUL:

It is unlawful for any person to place upon or attach to a dog any false, counterfeit or unauthorized tag for the purpose of evading the provisions of sections 6.04.010 through 6.04.130 of this chapter. The transfer of an official license tag from one dog to another is prohibited and any person so doing shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Prior code § 57110)

6.04.120: LICENSE; PRORATED FEE:

A license which became due during the course of the year shall be subject to all the provisions of sections 6.04.010 through 6.04.130 of this chapter except the fee prescribed in section 6.04.080 of this chapter may be prorated to a portion of the license fee. (Ord. 2392 § 6, 1998: prior code § 57111)