(a)
No owner
shall have within the city any dog or cat four months of age or older
unless such dog or cat is currently registered with the city. No dog
or cat shall be registered without proof of current rabies vaccination.
Registration shall be issued for a period consistent with the length
of time that the current rabies vaccination is effective, and the
registration shall expire on the date of expiration of the current
rabies vaccination.
(b)
Upon
compliance with the requirements of this chapter and payment of the
required fee, a current registration certificate and a metal registration
tag will be issued by the city. The registration tag issued by the
city must be affixed to a collar or harness that must be worn by the
animal at all times.
[Ord. No. 810-97, § 4(B)(1), 1-28-1997; Ord. No. 961-03, § 1, 6-3-2003; Ord. No. 1440-21, § 1, 10-25-2021]
(a)
Every
owner of a dog or cat shall have such dog or cat vaccinated against
rabies with an anti-rabies vaccine approved by the state and administered
by a duly licensed veterinarian by the time such animal is four months
of age. Every owner of a dog or cat shall ensure that such dog or
cat is given a rabies booster within the 12-month interval following
the initial vaccination. If such booster is an annual vaccine, the
animal must be re-vaccinated within 12 months. If such booster is
a triennial vaccine, such dog or cat must thereafter be re-vaccinated
within 36 months of the previous vaccination. Thereafter, animals
shall be re-vaccinated within 36 months if the previous vaccination
was with a triennial rabies vaccine, or within 12 months if the previous
vaccination was with an annual rabies vaccine.
(b)
A metal
rabies vaccination tag with the rabies vaccination certificate number
must be securely attached to a collar or harness that must be worn
by the animal at all times.
(c)
In addition
to the rabies vaccination tag, the owner must maintain a rabies vaccination
certificate issued by the vaccinating veterinarian which must contain
the following information:
(1)
The
owner's name, address, and telephone number;
(2)
A
description of the animal sufficient to identify the animal in terms
of species, sex (including neutered if applicable), approximate age,
size (in pounds), predominant breed, and color(s);
(3)
The
vaccine used, identified by producer, expiration date, and serial
number;
(4)
The
date vaccinated;
(5)
The
date the vaccination expires (the re-vaccination due date);
(6)
The
metal rabies vaccination tag number;
(7)
The
veterinarian's signature or signature stamp and license number; and
(8)
The
name, address and phone number of the veterinarian or veterinary clinic
that performed the vaccination.
(d)
If an
animal is impounded and the city animal control officer or animal
control staff cannot verify that the animal has a current vaccination,
or if an owner fails to vaccinate a dog or cat, the city animal control
officer may vaccinate such animal and assess the fee established in
the fee schedule established in this Code.
(e)
If a
dog or cat inflicts a bite or scratch or otherwise attacks any person,
the owner shall not permit a rabies vaccine to be administered to
such dog or cat until that animal is released from quarantine.
[Ord. No. 810-97, § 4(A)(1), 1-28-1997; Ord. No. 974-03, § 1, 10-14-2001; Ord. No. 1440-21, § 1, 10-25-2021]
(a)
Application for initial issuance or renewal of each registration must be made by the owner in writing or in person, and accompanied by the appropriate fee from the fee schedule in appendix A. If the original current registration tag is lost or destroyed, the owner may obtain a duplicate tag from the city by paying the appropriate fee from the fee schedule in appendix A. Dogs and cats under the age of one year shall be registered and shall pay the fee for sterilized dogs and cats in appendix A. Animals may be exempted from the sterilization or rabies vaccination provisions upon written recommendation from a veterinarian that such alteration or vaccination would be harmful or dangerous to the animal.
(b)
Fee
exempt registration may be issued for police or sheriff's department
dog and guide or service dogs trained to assist a hearing or visually
impaired person. Eligibility for fee exempt registration does not
relieve the owner of any responsibility under other provisions of
this chapter.
(c)
Registration
certificates shall be valid for the length of time that the current
rabies vaccination is effective.
[Ord. No. 810-97, § 4(B)(2),
(3), 1-28-1997; Ord. No.
1440-21, § 1, 10-25-2021]
Registration and/or vaccination certificates and tags shall only be valid for the animal for which it was originally issued. If there is a change of ownership of a registered dog or cat, the new owner shall have the registration transferred to his name. Application for such transfer shall be made to the city in writing or in person, and accompanied by the appropriate fee from the fee schedule in appendix A.
[Ord. No. 810-97, § 4(C), 1-28-1997; Ord. No. 1440-21, § 1, 10-25-2021]
(a)
The
city may refuse to register an animal, or revoke a registration issued
to any person who has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction
in the state, or resides with any person so convicted of any of the
following:
(b)
Any
person denied such a registration may appeal the refusal.
[Ord. No. 810-97, § 4(D), 1-28-1997; Ord. No. 1440-21, § 1, 10-25-2021]
(a)
All
guard dogs shall be registered as guard dogs with the city. Registration
shall expire on the date of expiration of the rabies vaccination.
The dog shall be issued a guard dog tag and ID collar, varying in
color from the city license tag or the dangerous dog tag, in place
of a city license tag. In addition to the other provisions of this
chapter, the owner of a guard dog shall:
(1)
Place
the registration tag on an ID collar, identifying the dog as a guard
dog, which must be worn at all times;
(2)
Obtain
and maintain liability insurance coverage that includes coverage for
animal attacks in an amount of at least $100,000.00 to cover damages
resulting from an attack by the dog and provide proof of the required
liability insurance coverage animal control officer;
(3)
Place
warning signs, bearing letters not less than two inches in height,
stating "GUARD DOG ON-PREMISES" conspicuously around the premises;
(4)
The
dog shall be kept in a secure enclosure, except the guard dog sign
shall be used in place of the dangerous animal sign;
(5)
Allow
inspection by the animal control officer, or any official of the city,
to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section;
(6)
Muzzle
the dog at all times the dog is not within the secure enclosure; and
(b)
Any
dog found at large wearing a guard dog collar and tag may be destroyed
by any peace officer, or any animal control officer, if necessary
in the interest of public safety.
[Ord. No. 810-97, § 5, 1-28-1997; Ord. No. 1440-21, § 1, 10-25-2021]
