(a)
Required.
The owner of a dog or cat that is four months
of age or older must register each such dog or cat with the city.
A registration may be obtained in person or by mail upon providing:
(1)
A certificate of vaccination for the cat or dog showing that the
cat or dog has received a rabies vaccination within the preceding
12 months with a one-year serum or within the preceding 36 months
with a three-year serum, and including the following information:
(A)
The name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the vaccinated
dog or cat;
(B)
The date of vaccination;
(C)
The date when the next vaccination is required;
(D)
The year and number of the rabies tag;
(E)
The breed, age, color, and sex of the vaccinated dog or cat; and
(F)
Whether the dog or cat is neutered, spayed, or intact; and
(b)
Metal tag.
The city will issue a metal tag for the dog
or cat upon the registration. The owner of the dog or cat shall attach
the current registration tag to a collar or harness that is worn at
all times by the dog or cat. All registration tags shall be valid
for a period of one (1) year from the date of issuance.
(c)
Duplicate tags.
The owner of a dog or cat may obtain
a duplicate registration tag upon payment of a duplicate tag fee and
presentation of the receipt showing payment of the current year’s
registration fee.
(d)
Renewal.
The owner of a dog or cat shall annually renew
the registration with the city. The same proof of current rabies vaccination
and payment of the registration fee that is required for the initial
registration is required for a renewal.
(e)
New residents.
A person moving into the city from an
area outside of the city has 30 days to comply with this section.
(f)
Guard or attack dogs.
The owner of a guard or attack
dog shall:
(1)
Indicate on the registration application that the dog is a guard
or attack dog and the location and hours of presence of the dog;
(2)
Register the guard or attack dog with the police department; and
(3)
Conspicuously post warning signs stating “guard dog on premises”
in letters not less than 2 inches high at the location or premises
where the guard or attack dog is confined.
(g)
Offense.
It shall be unlawful for an owner to have,
keep, or harbor a dog or cat in the city without a current registration
or to fail to display the current registration tag on the dog or cat
at all times.
(Ordinance 1157-2017 adopted 7/25/17)
(a)
The
owner of a dog or cat shall have the dog or cat vaccinated against
rabies by the time the animal is four months of age and then again
12 months after the initial vaccination. Following the first two vaccinations,
the dog or cat shall be vaccinated at intervals no longer than every
36 months thereafter.
(b)
Upon
vaccination, the owner shall be issued a metal rabies tag and a certificate
of vaccination. The certificate of vaccination shall include the following
information:
(1)
The name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the vaccinated
dog or cat;
(2)
The date of vaccination;
(3)
The date when the next vaccination is required;
(4)
The year and number of the rabies tag;
(5)
The breed, age, color, and sex of the vaccinated dog or cat; and
(6)
Whether the dog or cat is neutered, spayed, or intact.
(c)
The
owner shall attach the current rabies tag to a collar or harness that
is worn at all times by the dog or cat. A rabies tag shall be current
for so long as the owner maintains a current certificate of vaccination.
(d)
It
shall be unlawful for an owner to have, keep, or harbor a dog or cat
in the city without a current certificate of vaccination or to fail
to display a current rabies tag on the dog or cat at all times.
(Ordinance 1157-2017 adopted 7/25/17)
(a)
No
person shall leave a dog or cat outside and unattended, tied, restrained,
tethered, or cabled for a period longer than is necessary for the
owner to complete a temporary task that requires the dog or cat to
be restrained.
(b)
A
dog or cat shall never be restrained using a pinch-type, prong type,
or choke type collar or a collar that is not properly fitted to the
dog or cat.
(c)
A
dog or a cat shall not be restrained outside between the hours of
10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(d)
A
dog or a cat restrained outside must be restrained in a safe and humane
manner that does not restrict the dog or cat from food, water, or
shelter.
(e)
A
dog or a cat may not be restrained outside in a manner that will interfere
with city or governmental services.
(Ordinance 1136-2017 adopted 2/14/17)
(b)
It
shall be unlawful to keep or harbor, on a multifamily residentially
zoned property in the city, more than a total of two cats and dogs
combined in a single dwelling unit.
(c)
Upon
discovery of a violation of this section, the violator will be given
ten days to get into compliance with this section. Each day after
the expiration of the ten days that a violation of this section continues
shall be a separate offense.
(d)
Nothing
in this section prevents the owner or management of a rental property
from prohibiting pet animals on a property.
(Ordinance 1136-2017 adopted 2/14/17)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for a person who owns or harbors a dog or cat to
allow the dog or cat to run at-large.
(b)
A
violation of this section is a class C misdemeanor.
(c)
A
person commits a separate offense each day or portion of a day during
which a violation is committed, permitted, or continued.
(d)
Each
offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than
two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) and not less than:
(Ordinance 1136-2017 adopted 2/14/17)
