(A) It is unlawful for any owner or other possessor of a dog or cat to fail to obtain a proper city license therefore.
(B) Application for dog or cat licensing shall be upon the proper forms obtained from the Police Department.
(C) Except for any humane society, veterinary hospital, or a non-resident who is boarding his/her dog(s) or cat(s) in the city for a period not exceeding 30 days, no person(s) shall keep any dog or cat over six months old within the city without securing a license from the Police Department. The Police Department shall keep a record of all licenses issued and shall issue a metal tag for each license.
(D) Licenses shall expire April 1 of each year and shall be differentiated, for the purpose of calculating the license fee, between renewal licenses and initial issue licenses. A license renewal shall be defined as one for a dog or cat which has been previously licensed by the City of Waseca even though such license may have expired. License fees for a license issued at any time during the current license period shall not be pro-rated. Fees for license shall be established by the City Council.
(E) A penalty charge will be collected on all licenses issued for dogs and cats impounded by the city unless the dog or cat is less than six months old, owned by a non-resident boarding his/her dog or cat in the city less than 30 days, or the dog or cat has been acquired not less than 15 days previously. A penalty charge will also be collected on all licenses issued for dogs or cats that have been issued a warning tag by the Police Department for either no license or an expired license. The fee for penalty charges shall be established by the City Council.
(F) No refunds shall be made on any license fee for any reason. No dog or cat license shall be issued by the city unless the person requesting the license produces proof that the dog or cat has current rabies vaccination protection.
(`86 Code, § 8.21) (Am. Ord. 860, passed 11-16-04) Penalty, see § 10.99