(A) All dogs and all cats are subject to the provisions of this section. From time to time the City Council may determine that other animals shall be subject to the provisions of this section.
(B) All persons owning an animal more than three months old must obtain a license for the animal from the city. A license shall be for a two-year period which two-year period shall begin on the first day of the first full month following the date a license is issued.
(C) Any animal owner, upon first becoming a resident of the city or upon acquiring an animal over three months old, shall be allowed 30 days from the date residence is established or the date of acquisition of the animal within which to obtain the animal license. For the purpose of this division, an animal owner who is going to be a resident of the city for more than 45 days shall be considered a resident.
(D) No license shall be issued for an animal which can be but has not been vaccinated against rabies. The vaccine used for the vaccination shall be only that type approved for use by the state. The vaccination shall be performed only by an individual licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state in which the animal is vaccinated. A certificate of vaccination from the veterinarian administering the vaccination shall be required as part of the license application, and the certificate shall state that the vaccination will be effective during the term for which the license is issued.
(E) The fee for the license required under this section shall be set by resolution of the Council for each sterilized animal and for each unsterilized animal. An applicant for a license for a sterilized animal shall present a statement from a qualified veterinarian that the animal has been sterilized.
(F) Upon payment of the license fee, the Director of Public Safety shall issue a receipt to the owner and a license tag to be fastened to the collar of the animal. The owner shall see that the license tag is constantly worn by such animal unless the animal is in actual training or performance classes for obedience or confirmation. If any license tag is lost, a substitute tag may be issued by the Director of Public Safety upon presentation of the owner's receipt for the current license period and payment of a fee set by the City Council.
(G) Licenses are not transferable, and no refund will be made because of the death of the animal or a change of residence. Any person who transfers a license will be in violation of this section and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(H) The licensing requirements of this section shall not apply to any animal belonging to a nonresident of the city and kept within the city for not longer than 30 days, provided that all animals shall at all times while within the city be kept under restraint.
(I) No person shall counterfeit the tag(s) provided for in this section or use counterfeit tag(s) or take from any animal a tag legally placed upon it by its owner or place a tag so taken upon another animal.
(J) Violations of divisions (A) and (B) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 980, passed 8-22-05)