[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 2 §11, 5-15-1983]
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, possess, harbor or allow to remain upon any premises under his/her control within the City any dog or cat over the age of six (6) months, male or female, which has not been registered and a license issued therefor as provided by this Article.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 2 §12, 5-15-1983]
No license shall be issued for any dog or cat owned, kept, possessed, harbored or allowed upon the premises of any person within the City unless such dog or cat shall first have been vaccinated against rabies by a duly licensed veterinarian under the provisions of Section 205.160.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 2 §13, 5-15-1983]
There shall be presented to the City prior to the issuance of a license pursuant to this Article a certificate signed by a duly licensed veterinarian showing that the dog or cat, as the case may be, has been vaccinated and giving the date of such vaccination and the duration of such vaccination, whether one (1) year or three (3) years. Where the certificate shows that the vaccination is valid for the period sought to be licensed, and that the dog or cat was at least six (6) months old at the time of vaccination, then the license may be issued for such dog or cat.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 2 §14, 5-15-1983]
Licenses pursuant to this Article shall be obtained from the City Collector by paying the sum of two dollars ($2.00) for each male dog or each spayed female dog and four dollars ($4.00) for each female dog.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 2 §15, 5-15-1983]
Upon the issuance of each license pursuant to this Article, it shall be the duty of the City Collector to deliver to the person procuring the license a metal tag on which shall be engraved the license number and the year of issuance of such license. The owner of such dog or cat, as the case may be, shall cause the metal tag to be fastened securely around the dog's or cat's neck and worn continuously for the purpose of displaying to the public the fact that such dog or cat has been licensed according to law. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove the metal tag issued under the provisions of this Article from a dog or cat without the written consent of the owner of such dog or cat.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 2 §16, 5-15-1983]
The City Collector shall keep a register of all licenses issued pursuant to this Article in which shall be entered the name of the applicant, the name of the owner of the dog or cat if other than the applicant, a description of the dog or cat, name of dog or cat and the number of the license tag issued.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 2 §17, 5-15-1983]
All licenses issued pursuant to this Article shall expire on the first (1st) day of April each year.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 2 §18, 5-15-1983; Ord. No. 1992-270 Art. II Div. 2 §18, 9-15-1992; Ord. No. 2009-418 §1, 8-4-2009]
A. 
For the purposes of this Section, a person shall be deemed to be operating a kennel if said person possesses upon his/her property within the corporate City limits of Goodman, Missouri, four (4) or more dogs/cats.
B. 
Dog/Cat. For purposes of this Section, a dog/cat shall be any animal of the canine/feline species twelve (12) weeks of age or older.
C. 
For the purposes of this Section, a "kennel" shall mean any enterprise where dogs/cats are kept, sold, bred, boarded or trained. Any person operating a kennel shall be required to procure a kennel license which shall be issued upon application therefore and the payment of a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) if four (4) or more but less than ten (10) dogs/cats are kept within the kennel or one hundred dollars ($100.00) if ten (10) or more dogs/cats are kept therein.