(A) Application for registration or permits may be made at the Department of Animal Control or designated facility, or by mail, and shall include the name, address of applicant, type of permit applied for, number and description of animal(s), information regarding sterilization and appropriate fee.
(B) Registration and permits are to be issued for a term of one year, with the exception of lifetime registration, commencing with the date of issuance. Microchip implants may be registered for the life of the animal with the Department of Animal Control. Owners must contact the Department of Animal Control with changes of address or telephone. Failure to keep contact information current may result in the inability of the department to contact an owner. Animals will be held five days prior to disposition. The Department of Animal Control will consider the registered microchip and/or tag owner to be the legal owner.
(C) Upon issuance, the Department of Animal Control shall issue a registration or permit in written form, which includes the number of the registration or permit, type of registration or permit. In addition, the Department of Animal Control shall issue a durable tag stamped with the registration number and year of issuance for each pertinent registration. Additionally, a durable tag will be issued for an animal that has received a microchip implant upon national registration by the pet owner. The tag will have a corresponding number to that of the implanted microchip and will display a national, toll-free, 24-hour, seven days per week telephone number for the purpose of animal and owner identification.
(D) The Department of Animal Control shall maintain records of the identifying registration/permit number.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any owner of any dog or cat to fail to provide any dog or cat over the age of five months with current pet registration as provided in this section. The owner of any dog or cat, which dog or cat is over the age of three months, must also have in his possession a current rabies vaccination tag showing that such animal has been vaccinated against rabies as otherwise provided in § 91.075. Any owner of such animal who moves into the city for purposes of establishing a residence or residing or who becomes a resident as result of annexation shall have 30 days in which to obtain the permit required by this chapter.
(Ord. 14-2004, passed 12-13-04) Penalty, see § 91.999