A. All dogs and cats kept, harbored or maintained in the city must be licensed and registered if over four (4) months of age. Dog and cat licenses shall be issued by the marshal's office upon payment of license fees. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year. The owner shall state, at the time application is made for such license his/her name and address, telephone number, the name, breed, color, sex and if applicable proof of spay or neuter of each dog and cat owned or kept by him/her.
B. If the license is not obtained by the owner prior to April 1 of any year, or within sixty (60) days of the date of the first possession of any dog or cat, or upon its becoming four (4) months old or within sixty (60) days from the arrival of the dog or cat in the city, the license payment shall be deemed delinquent and a penalty as provided in the fee schedule shall be paid.
C. A guide dog belonging to a blind person or to any bona fide nonprofit organization which is in the business of breeding, raising or training dogs that are used for guiding the blind shall not be required to be licensed. Also, any disabled person who owns a dog which is specifically trained and used to guide or assist that person shall not be required to pay a dog license fee.
D. Each dog licensed under the terms of this chapter shall receive, at the time of licensing, a tag on which shall be inscribed the name of the city, the number of the license and the year in which it expires. The tag shall be attached to a collar, harness or other device which shall be worn by the dog at all times except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
E. Any person who knowingly fails within fifteen (15) days after written notification from the marshal's office to obtain a license for a dog or cat required to be licensed, or counterfeits an official tag, or removes such tag from any dog or cat for the purpose of intentional and malicious mischief or places a tag upon a dog or cat unless the tag was issued for that particular dog or cat is guilty of a misdemeanor.
F. Whenever the ownership of a dog or cat has been changed, the new owner shall secure a transfer of license to such owner. A transfer fee shall be paid as prescribed in the fee schedule.
G. Dogs, while being used for hunting, or dogs and cats while being exhibited at shows or dogs while engaged in races approved by the Arizona racing commission and such dogs or cats while being transported to and from such events need not have the license tag affixed to the animal, provided that the animals are properly vaccinated and licensed.
H. The marshal's office can apprehend and impound any dog or cat found without a current valid license tag. (1972 Code)