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(a) (1) The fee for an original and a renewal dog or cat license shall be as follows:
Dogs | Cats |
Dogs | Cats | ||
Neutered male dog | Neutered male cat | ||
1 year | $5 | 1 year | $5 |
3 year | $15 | 3 year | $15 |
Spayed female dog | Spayed female cat | ||
1 year | $5 | 1 year | $5 |
3 year | $15 | 3 year | $15 |
Unneutered male dog | Unneutered male cat | ||
1 year | $25 | 1 year | $25 |
3 year | $75 | 3 year | $75 |
Unspayed female dog | Unspayed female cat | ||
1 year | $25 | 1 year | $25 |
3 year | $75 | 3 year | $75 |
(2) These rates shall be effective January 1, 2012.
(b) The fee for designated licensing agencies shall be as follows. Places of business designated by the city police department to make available animal licenses to owners as a convenience may charge up to $5 for each new or renewal license in order to defray the costs of providing the licensing service and the record keeping expense associated therewith.
(1992 Code, § 7-62) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 7-78, passed 1-30-1978; Ord. 12-80, passed 3-3-1980; Ord. 109-90, passed 11-26-1990; Ord. 59-07, passed 4-16-2007; Ord. 79-11, passed 10-11-2011)
(a) Notwithstanding § 90.075, each owner or keeper of animals or fowl described in § 90.008(b) that wants to own or keep more than the maximum allotted animals or fowl must make application for a license certificate on a form prescribed by the city within 30 days of the acquisition of such animals or fowl.
(b) Each owner or keeper of fowl described in § 90.008(c) must make application for a license certificate on a form prescribed by the city within 30 days of the acquisition of such fowl.
(c) All applications for license certificates must be accompanied by a written consent of 100% of the owners of all real estate situated within 100 feet of the applicant's real estate. Upon the city's approval of the required application, the city shall issue a license certificate. The license shall specify any restrictions, limitations, conditions, or prohibitions required by the city. The license may be modified or revoked by the city for failure to conform to such restrictions, limitations, conditions, or prohibitions including, but not limited to, noise and odor.
(d) The term of the license shall be three years from the date of issuance.
(Ord. 16-13, passed 4-2-2013)
GUARD DOGS
It is conducive to the promotion of the health and general welfare of the inhabitants of this city to require permits for guard dogs used on commercial property, and to establish regulations for the proper and safe use of guard dogs in protecting commercial property.
(1992 Code, § 7-80) (Ord. 12-80, passed 3-3-1980)
(a) A guard dog permit must be obtained for each commercial property where guard dogs are to be used. Procedures for permit application, for inspection of guard dog facilities and for issuance of dog identification tags will be established by the animal control officer, or his or her designee. Permits for both permanent and temporary locations may be transferred to a new location operated by the same business firm during the license year. However, the transfers shall not be effective until the animal control officer, or his or her designee, has inspected and approved the required facilities at the new location, and the information required in this section for permit applications has been recorded. Five working days’ advance notification shall be required by the animal control officer, or his or her designee, for permit transfers.
(b) Permit applications shall include the following information:
(1) The business name, address and telephone number of the commercial property where guard dogs are to be used;
(2) The name, address and telephone number of the handler who can be reached at any time of the day or night;
(3) The number of dogs to be used and a general description of their use;
(4) The location where the dogs are to be housed; and
(5) Any other information that the animal control officer, or his or her designee, deems necessary by rule and regulation. Permit holders shall notify the animal control officer, or his or her designee, if any information recorded as part of the permit application is changed during the course of the period for which the permit is issued.
(c) The animal control officer, or his or her designee, shall inspect the facilities where the guard dog is to be used and housed when the guard dog permit is applied for and when it is renewed.
(d) If the inspection reveals that the requirements of this subchapter are met, a fee of $100 shall be paid and a guard dog license and special guard dog identification tags for the approved commercial property shall be issued by the animal control officer, or his or her designee. The permit shall be displayed at the approved commercial property and an identification tag shall be affixed to the collar of each dog used. Holders of the guard dog permit shall be exempt from the license fee requirements of § 90.075 for their guard dogs.
(e) The guard dog permit shall be valid for the period of one year and must be renewed annually within 30 days after the renewal date. The renewal fee shall be $100.
(f) The guard dog permit must be obtained prior to housing or utilizing guard dogs at the commercial property.
(1992 Code, § 7-81) (Ord. 12-80, passed 3-3-1980)
Whenever there is a guard dog on the premises, the standards of this section in addition to the other requirements of this subchapter shall be complied with.
(a) Housing must have anti-escape fences completely surrounding it or be an anti-escape building sufficient to house guard dogs.
(b) All gates and entrances to the area where the guard dog is housed, used or trained must be kept locked when the handler is not present.
(c) Where guard dogs are used outside buildings, the area must be enclosed by at least a six-foot chain-link fence or other enclosure of equal security, to which anti-escape devices have been added. The adequacy of the fencing shall be subject to the approval of the animal control officer or his or her designee.
(d) In order to control noise, the animal control officer, or his or her designee, may require a sight barrier which breaks the dog’s line of sight.
(e) In buildings where the guard dogs are used, exterior glass must be adequate to prevent the dog from jumping through it. Additional protective measures may be required by the animal control officer, or his or her designee.
(f) The building and yard in which a guard dog is used must be posted with guard dog signs, approved by the animal control officer, or his or her designee, that shall not be more than 200 feet apart, and shall be at all property corners and at every entrance into the area.
(g) For guard dogs either transported or utilized in vehicles, adequate measures must be taken to prevent the public from accidental contact with the guard dog.
(h) A handler is required to be physically present while guard dogs are being utilized at temporary sites which do not comply with this subchapter.
(i) All guard dogs will be leashed and muzzled when on a public street.
(1992 Code, § 7-82) (Ord. 12-80, passed 3-3-1980)
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