(A) Every owner of a dog past 6 months and within the corporate limits of the city shall pay to the City Finance Officer an amount to be set by resolution for every dog in his or her possession or of which he or she is the owner; and upon proof of required vaccination, he or she shall receive a license for the dog. This license fee shall be paid on or before the first day of January of each year; and the City Finance Officer shall, upon the payment of the license fee, give the owner a tag marked dog tag, and the year in which the license tax is payable. The owner shall attach the tag to the collar to be placed around the neck of the dog.
(B) Licensed veterinarians practicing within the corporate limits of the city may, upon approval by the City Finance Officer, sell dog tags in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter at the regular rate established by resolution of the Council. Veterinarians must keep a record of each tag sold and remand to the City Finance Officer the sum owed to the city as established by the resolution.
(1975 Code, § 6-19) (Ord. 529, passed 12-15-1969; Am. Ord. 816, passed 1-4-1982; Am. Ord. 1018, passed 9-19-1994; Am. Ord. 1252, passed 5-16-2011)