No person shall maintain a female dog or cat in heat in the
City, unless such female is on a leash confined to the owner's
property or confined by adequate enclosure to the owner's property.
No female dog shall be permitted to leave the owner's property,
unless on a leash and in custody of an adult person. The owner or
possessor of any female dog which is impounded because of being found
running at large while in heat shall be deemed guilty of a violation
of this section.
Any person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of any
dog or cat over four months of age within this City must obtain a
license as provided in this article. Prior to obtaining a license,
proof of a rabies vaccination shall be required.
A. License application procedure generally. Written application for
licenses shall be made to the licensing authority which shall include
name and address of applicant, description of the animal, the appropriate
fee, a rabies certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian and a
declaration of ownership of the animal signed by the applicant.
B. License duration. If not revoked, licenses for the keeping of dogs
and cats shall be for a period of one year.
C. License time of application. Application for a license must be made
within 10 days after obtaining a dog or cat over four months of age,
except that this requirement will not apply to a nonresident keeping
a dog or cat within the City for not longer than 60 days.
D. License fee exemption. License fees shall not be required for Seeing
Eye dogs or governmental police dogs.
E. Issuance; design. Upon payment of the required license fee, the licensing
authority shall issue a numbered receipt and tag as necessary to the
owner for the dog or cat licensed. Tags shall be issued annually or
at other intervals determined by the authority. Alternatively, the
authority may recognize microchip identification numbers as the license
number, and the microchip shall substitute for the physical tag.
F. When worn. Dogs or cats must wear identification tags or collars
at all times when off the premises of the owners. In the absence of
a tag, a dog or cat shall be regarded as a stray whenever off its
owner's property.
G. Licensing; time of application; proportion paid. The licensing period
shall be January 1 of each year and shall run for one year. Any license
not applied for by March 15 of each year for an animal owed prior
to March 15 of each year shall be considered delinquent. Application
for a license may be made beginning the first day of January of each
year. Persons applying for a license during the licensing year shall
be required to pay 100% of the fee stipulated in this section.
H. Amount of fee.
(1) A license fee for dogs and cats shall be as set forth by the Master
Fee Schedule. No dog license fees will be charged for senior citizens
(65 or older) who own a spayed or neutered animal(s).
(2) If a dog or cat is licensed after the delinquent date of March 15
of each year, the fee for either status of animal shall be doubled.
The licensing authority contracted by the City of Papillion to administer
the animal ordinances is hereby authorized to charge a handling/license
issuance fee as set forth by the Master Fee Schedule and waive the
late fee at its discretion.
I. Duplicate license. A duplicate license under this section may be
obtained upon payment of a replacement fee.
J. Transfer of license. No person may use any license for any animal
other than the animal for which it was issued.
K. Presumption of age. All dogs and cats found roaming at large without
proper proof of date of birth shall be regarded as animals at least
four months old and therefore shall be subject to the licensing requirements.
L. Duty of Animal Control Authority to procure. The Animal Control Authority
shall procure all plates, tags and supplies necessary for the purposes
of this article, and he shall be held responsible for and shall be
charged with and held for the same. An accounting of same will be
forwarded to the City Treasurer.
The City shall establish or contract with the Animal Control
Authority to establish an animal shelter and provide for its maintenance.
The shelter shall be sanitary, heated, ventilated and lighted. The
kennels shall be kept open during such hours as shall be provided
by the contract. The hours of operation for the shelter and the kennels
shall be posted on the main entrance. The Animal Control Authority
may utilize alternative facilities for the care of animals in the
event that the Animal Control Authority is unable to provide necessary
care at the shelter.
Any dog, licensed or unlicensed, found on school property in
the City during school hours shall be picked up and impounded. A dog
so impounded may be reclaimed upon payment of pickup and per-day boarding
fees as set forth by the Master Fee Schedule.