A dog or cat over the age of four months must be licensed according
to the provisions of this chapter.
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Within 30 days after a person acquires ownership of a dog and/or
cat, he or she shall make application for the issuance of a license.
Such application shall contain the following information:
A. The
name, address and telephone number of the owner;
B. Breed,
sex, color, age, and name of dog and/or cat;
C. Whether
the dog and/or cat is spayed or neutered;
D. Vaccine
expiration date and name of veterinarian who administered vaccine;
E. The
name, address and telephone number of a person who may be contacted
concerning the dog and/or cat in an emergency.
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The following items shall be issued to a person who successfully completes the application in accordance with Section
7.16.020:
A. A license
allowing such person to keep a dog and/or cat within the city. The
license shall contain the information supplied by the applicant in
the application;
B. A license
tag, serially numbered. Such tag shall be affixed by the owner to
a collar, which collar is to be worn at all times by the dog and/or
cat.
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A fee for the license, or the renewal thereof, shall be paid
as established by resolution adopted by the city council, as amended
from time to time. No license shall be issued until the required fee
is paid.
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No fee shall be levied for any dog license issued for guide
dogs, service dogs, or signal dogs as defined in Section 54.1 of the
California
Civil Code, as may be amended, or for a dog used by any
law enforcement personnel, or for any dog owned by any government
entity or political subdivision.
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The dog and/or cat licenses required by this chapter shall be
issued upon the payment of the fees herein fixed for a period of 12,
24 or 36 months commencing upon the date of application and upon the
showing of a valid certificate of rabies vaccination. Such dog and/or
cat licenses shall expire on the anniversary date of the rabies certificate,
but in no case shall a dog and/or cat license be valid past the expiration
date of the rabies certificate.
No dog and/or cat license shall be issued for any dog and/or
cat for which the rabies vaccination is valid for less than the 12-month
period from the date of licensing. Should the rabies vaccination not
be valid for 12 months from the date of first application for licensing,
the owner may elect either: (1) to be issued a license at full price
which would be valid for less than 12 months; or (2) to revaccinate
the dog and/or cat and be issued a license at full price which would
be valid for no less than 12 months.
At least 30 days prior to the expiration date of a license,
the animal control officer shall notify each person who holds a current
dog and/or cat license that said license will expire and inform such
owner of the need to renew the license. However, failure of notification
shall not excuse an owner for failure to renew the license. A license
shall be renewed upon verification by the holder of the license that
the information contained thereon is correct and upon presentation
of a valid certificate showing current vaccination.
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A person who fails to renew a dog and/or cat license within
15 days of its expiration shall pay a penalty fee as established by
resolution adopted by the city council, as amended from time to time.
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If during the period for which a license or dog and/or cat tag
is issued, the holder of such license or tag reports to the animal
control officer that the same has been lost or stolen, he or she shall
be issued a duplicate upon payment of the required fee as established
by resolution adopted by the city council, as amended from time to
time.
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Any person holding a current dog and/or cat license shall, within
10 days after a change of address, report the same to the animal control
officer.
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No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be transferred
from one dog and/or cat to another, and it is unlawful for any person
to attach a dog and/or cat tag issued for one dog and/or cat to another
dog and/or cat.
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