The following definitions shall apply throughout this chapter:
Microchip.
A small radio frequency identification device that is inserted
between the shoulder blades of an animal and is inert until activated
by a scanner. The microchip provides specific information about an
animal’s identity.
(Ordinance 140107-B adopted 1/7/2014)
(a) All
dogs or cats in the corporate city limits must be microchipped.
(b) All
dogs or cats will be microchipped prior to leaving the animal shelter.
(c) All
impounded dogs or cats shall have a microchip inserted between its
shoulder blades before being released to its owner. The owner of the
dog or cat shall pay the cost for this procedure in addition to the
impoundment fees.
(d) Any
dog or cat that is adopted from the animal shelter shall have a microchip
inserted between its shoulder blades and the animal’s new owner
shall pay the cost for this procedure.
(e) The
microchip fee is not refundable and may be used only for the dog or
cat for which it was issued.
(f) Subsections
(a) and
(b) do not apply to a community ear tipped cat.
(Ordinance 140107-B adopted 1/7/2014)
(a) It
shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person to do any act forbidden
or fail to do any act required herein. It shall not be necessary to
allege or prove specific mental intent in order to prosecute such
misdemeanor. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of
this article, or fail to comply therewith or with any of the provisions
thereof, shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(b) Any
person who has been previously found guilty of violating this article
and is subsequently found guilty of violating this article shall be
found guilty of a class C misdemeanor, second offense, and upon conviction
shall be fined in an amount not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00)
nor in a sum more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(c) Any
person found guilty and convicted under this article for a third offense
shall be found guilty of a class C misdemeanor and be fined in an
amount not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not more than
two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(Ordinance 140107-B adopted 1/7/2014)