[Code 1974 §§ 3-12, 3-13; Code 1985 § 5-61;
Code 2005 § 14-96; Ord. No. 12-19-06-11, § 1, 12-19-2006]
A. It shall be unlawful for any owner, keeper or harborer of any dog
or cat to fail, refuse or neglect to cause such dog or cat to be registered
by the City Clerk as provided in this division.
B. All dogs or cats over the age of six months, kept or harbored within
the City shall be annually registered with the City Clerk by the owner,
keeper or harborer thereof, at the time of the payment of the tax
imposed pursuant to this section.
C. There is hereby imposed upon such owner, keeper or harborer thereof
an annual tax in an amount to be established by resolution. The Board
of Commissioners, by resolution, may establish separate annual tax
amounts for intact dogs and cats and for those that have been spayed
or neutered.
D. Any person paying the tax for a spayed female or neutered male dog
or cat shall present to the City Clerk a certificate from an accredited
veterinarian to the effect that such dog or cat has been spayed or
neutered.
[Code 1974 § 3-14; Code 1985 § 5-62;
Code 2005 § 14-97]
At the time of registration and payment of the tax provided
for in this division, there shall be presented to the City Clerk a
certificate from an accredited veterinarian to the effect that the
dog or cat has been inoculated for rabies within 90 days prior to
applying for registration.
[Code 1974 § 3-15; Code 1985 § 5-63;
Code 2005 § 14-98]
A. The tax year shall run from July 1 to June 30, and all dog and cat
taxes shall be due and payable at the office of the City Clerk from
and after January 1 of each year.
B. If the taxes required to be paid for any dog or cat shall not be
paid prior to September 1 of any year, the owner or harborer shall
pay, as penalty, an additional $3 per month for each month's
delay in the payment of the tax required by this division.
C. The owner or harborer of any dog or cat that becomes six months of
age, or any dog or cat six months of age which is brought into the
City on and after July 1 of each year, shall at such time become liable
for the tax for the current year, but shall not be liable for the
penalty as provided in this section, in case they file with the City
Clerk an affidavit showing the date on which such dog or cat was born
or brought into the City.
[Code 1974 § 3-16(a); Code 1985 § 5-64;
Code 2005 § 14-99]
Upon the payment of the tax provided for in this division, the
City Clerk shall register in a book kept for that purpose, the name,
breed, color and sex of the dog or cat, together with the name and
address of the owner, keeper or harborer of such dog or cat, and such
other information as the City Clerk may request.
[Code 1974 § 3-16(b); Code 1985 § 5-65;
Code 2005 § 14-100]
When the tax levied by this division is paid and registration
information given, the City Clerk shall execute a duplicate receipt
and deliver the original receipt to the taxpayer and retain the duplicate.
[Code 1974 §§ 3-16(c) — 3-18; Code 1985
§ 5-66; Code 2005 § 14-101]
A. Upon payment of the tax levied in this division the City Clerk shall
deliver to the taxpayer a suitable metallic or other permanent tag
on which shall be cast or stamped the number of such tag and the year
issued, which tag number shall correspond with the registration receipt
number.
B. The owner, keeper or harborer shall cause the tag to be affixed to
the collar of the dog or cat, upon which the tax is paid, in such
a manner that the tag can be easily seen by the officers of the City.
The owner, keeper or harborer shall ensure that the tag is constantly
worn by the dog or cat.
C. Whenever it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the City
Clerk that any tag has become lost he shall, upon presentation of
the certificate issued for such animal and the payment of the annual
amount established by resolution, issue a duplicate for the lost tag.