Every owner of a dog required to be licensed shall procure an
annual license for such dog in accordance with the procedure set forth
in this chapter.
(County code § 6-1.601)
A dog required to be licensed shall be a dog that:
A.
Is over
the age of four months; and
B.
Is not
in a licensed kennel; and
C.
Has
not been in a licensed kennel within forty-eight hours; and
D.
Has
been in the city for ten days.
(County code § 6-1.602)
Applications for dog licenses shall be made on or before the first day the dog is required to be licensed pursuant to Section 6.20.020; provided, however, in the case of a dog for which a license has previously been issued pursuant to this chapter, an application shall be made within thirty days prior to the expiration of such previously issued license. Before any dog is released to a new owner, a completed application form, together with the license fee, shall be submitted by such person.
(County code § 6-1.603(a))
The license application shall bear the name (if any), age, sex,
color, breed, previous rabies vaccination date and subsequent revaccination
date of the dog for which the license application is made.
(County code § 6-1.605)
The amount of the annual dog license fee shall be ten dollars;
provided, however, if a certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian
that the dog has been either spayed or neutered, or if the veterinarian
has on file an affidavit stating that the animal has been spayed or
neutered and that examination by the veterinarian discloses no evidence
to the contrary, the fee shall be one-half the regular fee.
(County code § 6-1.606)
A license shall be issued after the submission of a completed
application form, a license fee, and a rabies vaccination certificate
issued pursuant to the provisions of this title establishing that
the dog in question is vaccinated in accordance with the requirements
of the State Department of Health. The license shall be sent to the
applicant within ninety days thereafter. A copy of all licenses shall
be filed in the office of the chief of the animal control division
and shall at all times be open for public inspection.
(County code § 6-1.611)
A license which is initially issued in accordance with this
chapter shall be valid for twelve months following such application
therefor. A license which is a renewal of a previously issued license
shall be valid for the twelve months following the expiration of the
previously issued license.
(County code § 6-1.603(b))
The initial issuance of a dog license shall be accompanied by
a license tag which shall be valid for so long as the dog is owned
by the person to whom the tag is originally issued. License tags shall
be metallic, shall be numbered serially, and shall have a stamp thereon
bearing the name of the city.
(County code § 6-1.613)
The city manager is authorized and directed to have prepared
suitable application forms for dog licenses as provided in this chapter
and license tags to be issued to the owners of dogs.
(County code § 6-1.604)
The city manager may notify all dog owners of record that a
current license is due and a fee is payable.
(County code § 6-1.614)
The animal control division shall endeavor to notify the owners
of currently licensed dogs of the impending expiration of such licenses
approximately thirty days prior to the expiration date; provided,
however, the failure of the animal control division to provide such
notice shall not relieve a dog owner from the requirements of this
chapter.
(County code § 6-1.603(c))
As often as any license tag is lost, the owner, within ten days
thereafter, shall procure another tag, for which such owner shall
pay a fee of one dollar.
(County code § 6-1.615)
B.
The
owner of any dog required to be licensed by this chapter for the year
immediately preceding the year in which an application for a dog license
is filed, who failed to obtain a license for such dog for such year,
shall pay, in addition to any other license fee or penalty, a penalty
of five dollars.
(County code § 6-1.607)
A.
The penalty provided for in Section 6.20.130(A) shall not apply to the owner of a dog required to be licensed which has not been subject to the licensing requirement for more than thirty days.
B.
The penalty provided for in Section 6.20.130(B) shall not apply to the owner of a dog required to be licensed that was not subject to the licensing requirement for more than thirty days during the immediately preceding year.
(County code § 6-1.608)
A.
No fee
or penalty shall be collected or received for any dog license issued
for a Seeing Eye dog owned by a blind or partially blind person.
B.
If a
person presents written verification from Guide Dogs for the Blind,
Inc., that his or her child is raising a Seeing Eye puppy and will
deliver it to Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc., when it is approximately
one year old, no fee or penalty shall be collected or received for
any dog license issued for a Seeing Eye puppy.
(County code § 6-1.609)
If a dog is owned and used exclusively for law enforcement purposes
by a public agency, no fee or penalty shall be collected or received
for such dog.
(County code § 6-1.610)
