A. Each person, firm or corporation owning, harboring or having custody or control of a dog of the age of four months or more within the City shall obtain at least annually a license and tag for the dog. License and tag fees are payable in advance. If the appropriate fee is not paid when due, a delinquency penalty shall be added to the fee. A fee shall be charged for any additional tag issued to replace a lost, stolen, misplaced or damaged tag and shall be charged for the transfer of ownership of a licensed dog to a new owner in lieu of a fee for a new license for the remainder of the licensing period in which the transfer occurs. If a dog has a current license from another licensing jurisdiction and has a current rabies vaccination, said license shall be recognized by the City upon a payment of a transfer fee.
B. If any person, firm or corporation acquires the ownership, custody or control of a dog, the new owner shall obtain the license required by this Title within 30 days after acquiring the ownership, custody or control of such dog, if the dog is then of the age of four months or more, or within 30 days after such dog attains the age of four months. The license shall expire the same month as the month the rabies vaccination expires. The first license fee for a dog may be prorated to expire at the same time as the rabies vaccination expires.
C. Moneys received during the current year for a license shall be first applied to the payment of delinquent fees, sums and penalties due during the preceding year(s), and any balance remaining thereafter shall be applied to the payment of the current license fees and penalties. A license issued during any prior year to the same owner for license shall be prima facie evidence in any court or administrative proceeding that the dog was continuously owned by the same owner from the prior year to the current year.
(Ord. MC-1214, 2-22-06; Ord. MC-639, 9-22-88; Ord. MC-528, 7-09-86; Ord. MC-363, 4-17-84; Ord. MC-50, 5-07-81; Ord. 3937, 5-12-80; Ord. 3577, 6-07-76; Ord. 821, 8-09-1921)