(A) Any person who shall own, keep, or harbor a dog or cat over the age of six months within the city shall within 30 days after acquisition of the dog or cat acquire a license for each such dog or cat annually by or before May 1 of each year. The tax shall be delinquent from and after May 31, and an additional delinquency fee as established by city resolution shall thereafter be assessed in addition to the annual license fee; provided, the possessor of any dog or cat brought into or harbored within the corporate limits subsequent to May 1 of any year shall be liable for the payment of the dog or cat tax levied herein. The city may impose a higher licensing tax for animals which have not been either spayed or neutered at the time of licensing. Licenses shall be issued after vaccination verification by the City Clerk upon the payment of a license fee as established by city resolution for each dog or cat. The license shall not be transferable, and no refund will be allowed in case of death, sale, or other disposition of the licensed dog or cat.
(B) The owner shall state at the time the application is made and upon printed forms provided for such purpose his or her name and address and the name, breed, color, and sex of each dog or cat owned and kept by the owner. A certificate that the dog or cat has had a rabies shot and distemper/parvo vaccinations effective for the ensuing year of the license, shall also be presented when the license is applied for. No license or tag shall be issued until the aforementioned certificates are shown.
('72 Code, § 6-101) (Am. Ord. 1242, passed 7-25-85; Am. Ord. 1346, passed 7-5-90; Am. Ord. 2305, passed 4-11-2019) Penalty, see § 96.99
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 17-526 and 54-603