It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any dog or cat in the limits of the city for which a license has not been procured from a local veterinary clinic or the city.
(Ordinance 22-3729, secs. 8–9, adopted 5/19/22)
It shall be the duty of the owner or harborer of each and every dog and cat kept in the city to have such dog or cat vaccinated against rabies by a practicing veterinarian at least once each year; provided, however, that such dog or cat must have been vaccinated within one month of the date of the owner’s or keeper’s application for the license required in this division, or within thirteen (13) months prior to the expiration date of the license applied for.
(2000 Code, sec. 5-53)
Upon compliance with the provisions of this division, and upon payment of the fee required, a local veterinary clinic shall issue the license required by this division.
(2000 Code, sec. 5-54)
Upon complying with the provisions of this chapter, the owner of such dog or cat shall be issued a numbered metallic tag stamped with the number and expiration. The senior animal control officer is hereby authorized to appoint issuing agents as his deputies for the limited purpose of issuing animal identification/registration tags. An issuing agent may not issue a tag for a dog or cat that is not currently vaccinated against rabies. The tag shall at all times during the year be securely fastened to a collar that is worn around the neck of the dog or cat, and the failure of the owner in this respect shall have the same effect as if no license fee has been paid upon the dog or cat. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any counterfeit license tag upon a dog or cat except the tag adopted and issued by the city.
(2000 Code, sec. 5-55; Ordinance adopting Code)
Each license issued under the provisions of this division shall run for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of issuance.
(2000 Code, sec. 5-56)
It shall be the duty of the owner or keeper of any dog or cat to procure a duplicate tag from an issuing agent in the event that the original tag is lost or destroyed, and such agent shall issue a duplicate tag upon application of any person who has complied with the provisions of this division and upon the payment of one-half (1/2) the cost of the original tag at the time of the purchase.
(2000 Code, sec. 5-57; Ordinance adopting Code)