(a) Each owner or keeper of a dog or cat of the age of six months or older shall, within 30 days of the acquisition of the animal or within 30 days of the time the animal becomes six months old, cause the animal to be licensed by the city. All applications for license certificates must be accompanied by a rabies immunization certificate and the appropriate fee. The term of the license is as follows:
Cats | 1 year or 3 years from date of issue depending on the rabies vaccination given |
Dogs | 1 year or 3 years from date of issue depending on the rabies vaccination given |
(b) The license shall take effect when issued. Each owner or keeper of a dog or cat must make application to renew the license prior to the expiration of the license, accompanied by a fee as set forth in § 90.077.
(c) This section shall be effective January 1, 2012.
(1992 Code, § 7-60) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 7-78, passed 1-30-1978; Ord. 59-07, passed 4-16-2007; Ord. 79-11, passed 10-11-2011)