Any person or persons desiring to keep, maintain, or have in his or her custody or control, by himself, herself, or agent within the said city, any dog or cat shall, on or before December 31 in each year, make application to the City Finance Officer for a license to keep such dog or cat; such application shall be verbal or in writing stating the name, sex, color, and other distinguishing characteristics of said dog or cat and the name of the owner thereof, and that said dog or cat has no vicious propensities so far as known to said applicant, which application shall be made on a printed blank furnished by the City Finance Officer and shall be filed with said City Finance Officer. The applicant shall exhibit to the Finance Officer a certificate from a registered veterinarian that such dog or cat has been inoculated against rabies and such inoculation will be effective for the period for which the dog or cat is licensed.
(Prior Code, § 7-3-2)