(A) Any owner, with the exception herein provided, of a dog over the age of four months in the city shall obtain a dog license and pay an original or renewal license fee (as established by resolution) on or before July 1 and each year thereafter, except that the license fee for a spayed or neutered (altered) dog shall be one-half the normal fee. The owner has the burden of proof to show the dog has been altered. License fees shall be due and payable within 30 days after any dog is acquired and comes into the care, custody and control of any person in said city.
('64 Code, § 3-17)
(B) Any person who fails to obtain an original license within 30 days after his or her owning any dog or any dog coming into his or her care, custody and control in this city, or does not renew an expired license within 30 days of the expiration date, shall pay, in addition to the original license fee, a penalty fee in an amount set by City Council resolution.
('64 Code, § 3-18) (Am. Ord. 859, passed 7-13-95)
(Ord. 729, passed 12-22-87)