(A) (1) No person shall own, keep or harbor a dog or cat within the city limits unless such dog or cat is registered as herein provided. Applications for such registration shall be made to any of the following: City Clerk; veterinarians registered for this purpose with the City Clerk; any premises designated by action of the city for the purpose of impounding and caring for animals, held under this chapter or state law; the HELP Shelter; the Animal Care Alliance; the humane society; any humane society registered for this purpose with the City Clerk; and pet shops registered for this purpose with the City Clerk. Such application shall state the name, address and telephone number of the owner and the name, breed, color, age, sex and reproductive status of the dog or cat and proof of rabies vaccination by a licensed veterinarian. The registration fee shall be paid at the time of making application, a numbered receipt given to the applicant and a numbered tag shall be issued to the owner.
(2) If a violation has been issued, tags must be current before accepting payment.
(B) (1) Any humane society as defined under this chapter which is registered with the City Clerk to accept applications for registrations are required to submit to the City Clerk’s office on a monthly basis a report setting forth the information required under division (A) above along with the tag and registration numbers assigned to each applicant.
(2) The humane society shall keep a percentage of any proceeds collected as reflected in § 90.004 to assist the humane society with any administrative costs and costs associated with its sterilization program.
(C) The yearly registration fee shall be $15, unless a certificate by a veterinarian stating the dog or cat is sterilized is furnished to the person issuing the license tag, in which case the fee shall be $8.
(D) (1) All dog and cat registrations shall be issued for one calendar year beginning with January 1. All residents who acquire new dogs or cats during the calendar year shall register said dogs or cats within 30 days of their acquisition. All new residents moving into the city with dogs or cats shall register said dogs or cats within 30 days of residency.
(2) Registrations obtained on or after July 1 of each calendar year shall pay one-half of the yearly registration fee; such registrations must then be renewed each January at the regular yearly fee.
(E) In the event that the owner identification registration tag issued for a dog or cat shall be lost, the owner may obtain a duplicate tag upon the payment of $2.
(F) If there is a change in ownership of a dog or cat during the registration year, the new owner may have the current registration transferred to his or her name upon payment of a transfer fee of $2.
(G) No person shall use for any dog or cat a registration receipt, or registration tag, issued for another dog or cat.
(H) Any premises designated by action of the city for the purpose of impounding and caring for animals found at large in violation of this chapter and properly licensed pet shops are exempt from the registration requirements of this section.
(Prior Code, § 91.02) (Ord. 44-2021, passed 10-18-2021) Penalty, see § 90.999