Sec. 4-82. License fee.

   No dog license shall be issued by the city enforcement agent until the payment of a license fee has been made. The license fees for altered dogs, unaltered dogs, and vicious, destructive, or dangerous dogs shall be as set by PCCO section 6.040.070. The license fees for such dogs for senior and disabled persons shall be as set by PCCO section 6.040.070.

(1953 Code, ch. 4, art. II, § 4.2; Ord. No. 2558, § 1, 12-16-63; Ord. No. 3867, § 1, 6-26-72; Ord. No. 4315, § 1, 1-27-75; Ord. No. 4671, § 1, 6-20-77; Ord. No. 7998, § 1, 6-7-93; Ord. No. 9064, § 1, 6-1-98; Ord. No. 9159, § 2, 11-9-98; Ord. No. 9942, § 1, 3-15-04; Ord. No. 9978, § 1, 5-24-04; Ord. No. 10206, § 4, 10-4-05; Ord. No. 10430, § 2, 6-26-07; Ord. No. 10575, § 1, 9-3-08; Ord. No. 10683, § 1, 6-16-09; Ord. No. 10893, § 1, 5-3-11, eff. 7-1-11)

Sec. 4-82.1. Altered dogs; animal age and health.

Any person who presents to the city enforcement agent an affidavit or veterinarian's certificate stating that the dog is already altered, that the dog is at least ten (10) years of age, or that the dog cannot be altered for health reasons, shall be eligible for the altered dog fee.

(Ord. No. 4315, § 2, 1-27-75; Ord. No. 5010, § 3, 9-10-79; Ord. No. 5095, § 2, 1-28-80; Ord. No. 7998, § 2, 6-7-93)

Sec. 4-82.2. Senior citizen fee.

   Any person sixty-five (65) years or older and any disabled person shall be eligible for the senior citizen/disabled citizen owner license fee as set by PCCO section 6.040.070. The city enforcement agent shall establish reasonable standards of proof for eligibility for such fee. The limit of dogs per household for persons eligible for such fee shall be as set by PCCO section 6.040.070.

(Ord. No. 5095, § 3, 1-28-80; Ord. No. 7998, § 2, 6-7-93; Ord. No. 10893, § 1, 5-3-11, eff. 7-1-11)

   Editors Note: Section 3 of Ord. No. 5095, adopted Jan. 28, 1980, repealed § 482.2, dealing with the license fee for unneutered male dogs, derived from Ord. No. 5010, § 4, adopted Sept. 10, 1979, and enacted a new § 4-82.2, reading as set out. Section 2 of Ord. No. 7998, adopted June 7, 1993, amended § 4-82.2 by vote of the city council.

Sec. 4-82.3. Rebate.

Any person who has paid the license fee for an unaltered dog who, during the license year, presents to the city enforcement agent a veterinarian's certificate that the licensed animal has been altered, shall be entitled to a rebate. The rebate shall be the difference between the fee paid and the fee for an altered dog.

(Ord. No. 7998, § 3, 6-7-93)

Sec. 4-82.4. Licensed breeder fee.

Dog breeders who are licensed by the city to conduct wholesale or retail sales, pursuant to chapter 19 of the Tucson Code, shall be eligible for a dog license fee equal to that for altered dogs.

(Ord. No. 7998, § 3, 6-7-93)

Sec. 4-83. Certain dogs exempt from fee.

A guide dog belonging to a blind person who is a resident of the state, or a hearing ear dog belonging to a deaf person who is a resident of the state, or a certified "Handi-Dog" belonging to a person who is a resident of the state shall be licensed pursuant to this article without payment of a fee.

(1953 Code, ch. 4, art. II, § 4.3; Ord. No. 2558, § 1, 12-16-63; Ord. No. 5138, § 1, 4-21-80)