(a) 
Persons operating kennels shall pay, on the first day of January of each year, or upon the commencement of operations of such kennel, a registration fee as a kennel operator. Upon payment of the registration fee and evidence of compliance with vaccination requirements, the animal control officer shall issue a kennel license for the premises concerned.
(b) 
Such license shall expire at the end of the calendar year for which it was issued.
(c) 
A person desiring such a license shall pay to the city a fee established from time to time by the city council.
(d) 
This section shall not apply to a veterinary clinic operated by a licensed veterinarian.
(1988 Code, sec. 4-63; Ordinance adopting Code)