It shall be illegal for any owner or keeper of any dog within the city limits to keep said dog unless, within five (5) days after acquisition of such dog, he makes application for a license for such dog as hereinafter provided. Said license when issued will run from date of issuance to January 1 next. A new application shall be made and the license fee paid on or before the first day of each succeeding year.
Each such application shall be in writing and shall contain, among other matters, a statement of name, breed, color, size and sex of such dog and the name and address of the owner.
The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing of dogs shall not apply to dogs of nonresidents remaining temporarily in, or passing through the city; provided, that such dogs are properly licensed in the community from which they come. (Ord. 631, 8-2-1982)