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§ 90.21 LICENSE REQUIRED.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to own or keep a dog or dogs in the city without first obtaining a license for each dog. This section and § 90.22 shall not apply to dogs whose owners are non-residents temporarily within the city for a period less than 30 days.
Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.22 REGISTRATION AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
   (A)   All dogs kept in the city shall be registered as to sex, breed, name and address of the owner and name of the dog. At the time of the registration, the owner shall obtain a license tag for the dog and shall pay a fee as established by City Council for each dog.
   (B)   The license tag shall be valid for one year from the date of issue. A new tag shall be obtained each year by every owner and a new fee paid.
Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.23 LICENSE TAG TO BE ATTACHED TO DOG.
   The license tag shall be fastened to the collar of the dog and shall be worn continuously, and the failure to have the tag so attached shall subject the owner or keeper thereof to the penalties provided herein.
Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.24 DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE.
   It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog, either licensed or unlicensed, regardless of the age of the dog, to allow the dog to be at large and unattended or to run in any street, park, lawn, garden, schoolyard, playground or on any other public or private property.
Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.25 NOISE DISTURBANCE.
   (A)   No person shall keep or harbor any dog within the city which, by frequent and habitual barking, howling or yelping, creates unreasonably loud and disturbing noises of a character, intensity and duration as to disturb the peace, quiet and good order of one or more of the inhabitants of two or more separate residences.
   (B)   Any person who shall allow any dog habitually to remain, be lodged or fed within any dwelling, yard or enclosure which he or she occupies or owns shall be considered as harboring the dog.
Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.26 IMPOUNDMENT.
   Every police officer, peace officer or other authorized official shall have the authority to apprehend any dog running at large in violation of this chapter and any unlicensed dog in the city, and to impound the dog or have the dog impounded in the appropriate place.
§ 90.27 RECLAIMING IMPOUNDED DOG.
   The owner of any dog so impounded may reclaim the dog upon the payment of all appropriate fees and after fulfilling any and all other requirements.
§ 90.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person who violates any provision of this chapter for which another penalty is not already otherwise provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500 for each offense. Each day the violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
   (B)   Any person who violates § 90.03 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500, imprisoned for not more than 12 months or both for each offense.
(KRS 525.130)
   (C)   Any person who violates § 90.04 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense if the dog or cat suffers physical injury as a result of the torture.
Statutory reference:
   Torture of dogs and cats, see KRS 525.135
   (D)   Any person who violates § 90.05 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500.
(KRS 436.600)