(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep or harbor more than three dogs and/or more than three cats over the age of six months in any one household within the city limits.
(b) 
This section shall not apply when the animals are kept within an enclosure that is in any appropriate zoning district allowing commercial or retail activities relative to the harboring of the animals.
(2004 Code, sec. 95.03)
(a) 
No owner shall have within the city any dog or cat four months of age or older unless the dog or cat is currently registered with animal control. A current metal registration certificate issued by animal control or a veterinarian authorized by animal control to issue the certificate must be affixed to a collar or harness that must be worn by the dog or cat at all times. No dog or cat shall be registered until it has a current vaccination.
(b) 
Application for the initial issuance or renewal of each registration must be made by the owner, in writing, or in person, and be accompanied by a fee in an amount as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code. If the cat or dog being registered has been neutered or spayed and proof of the surgical sterilization can be shown to an animal control officer or a veterinarian authorized to issue the registration, the fee will then be an amount as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code. Dogs and cats under the age of one year shall be registered at the sterilized fee.
(c) 
Animals may be exempted from the sterilization provision upon written recommendation from a veterinarian that the alteration would be harmful or dangerous to the animal.
(d) 
Registration certificates shall be renewed annually. The registration period will be from January 1 to December 31. Certificates for the new period shall be available for sale at least 30 days in advance of and 60 days following January 1 and shall constitute a valid registration upon issuance.
(e) 
Registration and/or vaccination certificates and tags shall be valid only for the animal for which it was originally issued.
(f) 
If there is a change in ownership of a registered dog or cat, the new owner may have the registration transferred to his or her name. There shall be no charge for the transfer. Application for the transfer shall be made to animal control, in writing or in person.
(g) 
(1) 
Fee-exempt registrations may be issued for the following:
(A) 
Police or sheriff’s department dog; and
(B) 
Dogs trained to assist the audio or visually impaired person.
(2) 
Eligibility for fee-exempt registration does not relieve the owner of his or her responsibility under other provisions of this chapter.
(h) 
Veterinarians authorized by animal control to issue animal registration certificates may retain $1.00 of the registration fee for every animal registered in accordance with this chapter.
(2004 Code, sec. 95.02(A))
(a) 
The supervisor of animal control may refuse to register a cat or dog or revoke a permit issued to any person who has been convicted in any duly authorized court of jurisdiction in the state or resides with any person so convicted of any of the following:
(1) 
Cruelty to animals, as defined in Tex. Pen. Code, section 42.09, inhumane treatment or negligence to an animal; and
(2) 
Conviction of four or more separate and distinct violations of an animal control ordinance of a municipality in the state within any 12-month period.
(b) 
Any person denied a registration may appeal the refusal to the municipal judge.
(c) 
The municipal judge shall uphold, overturn or modify the supervisor of animal control’s refusal to issue a registration certificate.
(2004 Code, sec. 95.02(B))
(a) 
Every person having care, control or custody of any dog that has received guard dog training must register the dog with the supervisor of animal control.
(b) 
Any dog which has received guard dog training may be destroyed when the dog is found running at large.
(c) 
The owners or keepers of guard dogs shall be subject to the other provisions of this division.
(d) 
An ID collar identifying the dog as a guard dog must be worn at all times and the dog must wear a muzzle when out of confinement.
(2004 Code, sec. 95.02(C))