(A) Every dog meeting the minimum age requirements to receive a rabies vaccination shall be subject to a dog license fee, due and payable by its owner or custodian within 30 calendar days of the acquisition of the dog, or entry into the city. Thereafter, such license fee shall become due and payable on the date of expiration on any license previously issued to the owner or custodian for the dog. The amount of such fee shall be established in accordance with § 6.12.040 of this chapter. No license shall be issued without evidence of a valid rabies vaccination.
(B) Upon the written certification of a veterinarian that a dog has been surgically sterilized, the amount of the license fee shall be not more than one half the fee established for intact dogs in accordance with Cal. Food and Agricultural Code § 30804.5.
(C) No dog license shall be issued for any dog vaccinated with a vaccine not authorized by the State of California. Should a rabies vaccination not be valid for 12 months from the date of application the owner or custodian may elect to either:
(1) Be issued a license at the regular one-year rate as outlined in division (A) of this section that will expire upon expiration of the vaccination and be due again in full; or
(2) Re-vaccinate and be issued a license which would be valid for at least 12 months.
(D) A dog license fee shall become delinquent 30 calendar days after it becomes due and payable, and upon delinquency, an additional delinquent fee, as established by the City Council, shall be added to the regular fee. An unpaid delinquent fee shall be added to the succeeding year's license fee.
(E) Animal Services shall issue serially numbered tags stamped with the name of the city. This tag is a life time tag, which should not be removed, and will be unique to the animal to which it was issued. The license tag shall only be issued upon the application of owners who have complied with the vaccination and fee provisions of this chapter.
(F) Every dog shall be provided by the owner or custodian with a suitable collar, harness, or other device to which the dog tag can be affixed. The dog owner or custodian shall ensure that the dog wears such license tag at all times except when the dog is being prepared for an exhibit at a dog show.
(G) A license tag issued for one dog shall not be transferred or attached to any other dog.
(H) Whenever a license tag is lost, stolen, or damaged the owner or custodian shall apply for and obtain a replacement tag from Animal Services upon payment of the prescribed replacement fee.
(I) Despite anything in this chapter to the contrary, when an owner or custodian brings into the city a dog which has been licensed in another jurisdiction, the dog shall be licensed within 30 calendar days as outlined in this chapter. If the license from the other jurisdiction is valid for at least 12 months, a one-year license may be obtained for replacement tag fees upon the surrender of the other jurisdiction's license and the proper completion of a license application.
(J) Kennel permit exemption. Any person or place of business that has properly applied for and received a valid kennel permit as outlined in § 6.12.220 is exempt from licensing each individual dog as described in this section. This exemption does not relieve the permit holder of the responsibility of vaccination as outlined in § 6.12.120.
(Ord. 17-13, passed 12-19-2017)