[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.