A. 
The code compliance manager shall be the issuing authority for dog licenses. Upon payment of the license fee provided in this chapter, and upon presentation of a valid vaccination certificate, as provided in this chapter, animal services shall issue a license certificate stating the year for which such license fee is paid, the date of payment, the name and resident address to whom such license is issued, the name, breed and sex of the dog licensed, and the serial number of the license tag issued. Such certificate shall be delivered to the person paying such license fee, and one copy shall be retained by animal services.
B. 
Animal services shall at the same time issue and deliver to the person paying the license fee, a tag of such form and design as the code compliance manager shall designate with the words, “City of Rancho Mirage Dog License” and a serial number and the licensing period for which the tag was issued plainly inscribed thereon. The license tag shall be securely affixed to a collar, harness, or other device that shall be at all times worn by such dog.
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A. 
Except as provided in this chapter, every owner of any dog over the age of four months in the city shall obtain a license for each such dog so owned, cared for, or controlled by such person.
B. 
All owners of dogs subject to the licensing requirements of this chapter shall obtain one of the following three types of dog licenses:
1. 
Altered Dog License. An altered dog license shall be obtained for an altered dog as defined by this title;
2. 
Permanently Nonfertile Dog License. A permanently nonfertile dog license shall be obtained for a permanently nonfertile dog as defined by this title; and
3. 
Unaltered Dog License. An unaltered dog license shall be obtained for an unaltered dog as defined by this title.
C. 
An altered dog license and a permanently nonfertile dog license may be purchased for either a one-year, two-year or three-year period. An unaltered dog license may only be purchased for a one-year period.
D. 
A license shall be obtained and the fee therefor paid within thirty days after the day on which the dog is four months old, or within thirty days after acquisition of the dog, or within thirty days of moving into the city.
E. 
Written proof of neutering or spaying or proof that the dog permanently cannot reproduce must be provided at the time of the initial licensing for either an altered dog license or a permanently nonfertile dog license, but need not be produced for renewal of such licenses.
F. 
The license provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:
1. 
Dogs that are kept, harbored, or maintained by owners who are nonresidents and are staying within the city for sixty days or less, if kept, harbored, or maintained only during such temporary sojourn of their owners;
2. 
Dogs brought to the city exclusively for the purpose of participating in any dog show or exhibition, and which are actually entered in and kept at such show or exhibition;
3. 
Dogs under the treatment in the custody or control of animal hospitals;
4. 
Dogs on sale in duly licensed pet shops; and
5. 
Dogs owned, kept or controlled by any person having a permit to keep and maintain a dog kennel, provided that such dogs, when removed from such kennel, shall bear an identification tag attached to a collar, harness or other device, which tag shall be of a size and type designated by the code compliance manager, and shall set forth the name and address of such kennel. Said tag shall be furnished at the sole expense of the kennel owner.
G. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, any person moving into the city who is an owner of a dog possessing a valid, current dog license issued by another governmental agency within the county of Riverside shall not be required to apply for a city dog license for a period of six months from the date the owner moved into the city or the date of expiration of the license issued by the other governmental agency, whichever is earlier.
H. 
Upon request of an animal services officer, an owner of a dog for which a license is required shall present to such officer a current, valid certificate of vaccination or license tag for such dog.
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A. 
No dog shall be licensed without presentation of a certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian certifying that the dog to be licensed has been administered an anti-rabies vaccination within thirty days prior to the issuance of the license, or has received anti-rabies vaccination sufficient to immunize the dog against rabies for the entire licensing period.
B. 
The vaccination requirement for rabies shall not apply to any dog exempt from the vaccination requirement pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 121690.
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Application for dog licenses shall be made in writing on forms to be provided by animal services that shall include the following information and documentation for each dog:
A. 
Name and address of owner;
B. 
Address where dog is kept;
C. 
Name, breed, age, sex and color of dog;
D. 
A current rabies vaccination certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian in accordance with this chapter.
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A. 
All license fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be in the amounts established by resolution of the city council. Such amounts shall be in compliance with Government Code Section 38792 or its successor provisions.
B. 
The licensing fee shall be prorated on a quarterly basis for new residents, newly acquired dogs, or puppies at four months of age. Proof of new residency, purchase or adoption date of dog or dog’s age must be presented at the time of licensing to be eligible for the prorated fee.
C. 
The dog license fee shall be waived for any service dog.
D. 
The dog license fee shall be waived for one altered dog kept in a household where the owner of the dog is over the age of sixty-five. A senior status license fee waiver shall not apply for an unaltered dog license.
E. 
The dog license fee shall be waived for dogs owned and used by a public agency, regardless of reproductive status.
F. 
Owners of potentially dangerous and vicious dogs shall be assessed the supplemental licensing fees described in Section 6.40.080 to provide for the increased costs of maintaining the records of such dogs.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
A. 
Each dog license issued pursuant to this chapter may be renewed. Application for renewal shall be made to animal services not later than fifteen days after the expiration date on the license.
B. 
If application for a license renewal is made more than fifteen days after a dog license is required, the applicant shall pay, in addition to the regular license fees, such late fees as may be established from time to time by resolution of the city council.
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License tags shall not be transferable from one dog to another and no refunds shall be made on any license fee because of death of the dog or the owner leaving the city or the removal of the dog from the city before expiration of the license term.
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Whenever a dog license tag or license issued for the current year by animal services has been lost, or taken or stolen by parties unknown to the owner of the dog for which the same was issued, such owner may, on the payment of a fee and on making and subscribing to an affidavit of the loss of such tag or license, receive from animal services a duplicate dog license tag for the remaining portion of the term for which the original license was issued.
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Pursuant to Food and Agriculture Code Section 30952, it is unlawful for any person to attach a dog license tag to the collar of any dog except the dog that is described in the application for such license tag.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)
A. 
In accordance with Food and Agriculture Code Section 30850, animal services shall endorse upon the application for a service dog identification tag, the number of the identification tag issued. All applications that have been endorsed shall be kept on file and shall be open to public inspection.
B. 
Whenever a person applies for a service dog identification tag, the person shall sign an affidavit stating as follows: “By affixing my signature to this affidavit, I hereby declare I fully understand that Section 365.7 of the Penal Code prohibits any person to knowingly and fraudulently represent him or herself, through verbal or written notice, to be the owner or trainer of any canine licensed as, to be qualified as, or identified as, a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog, as defined in subdivisions (d), (e), and (f), respectively, of Section 365.5 of the Penal Code and paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 54.1 of the Civil Code, and that a violation of Section 365.7 of the Penal Code is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by both that imprisonment and fine.”
C. 
Upon the death or retirement of an assistance dog, the owner or person in possession of the assistance dog identification tag shall immediately return the tag to animal services.
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In accordance with Section 30652 of the Food and Agricultural Code, all fees for the issuance of dog license tags and all fines collected pursuant to Division 14 of the Food and Agricultural Code shall be paid to the city and shall be used for the purposes set forth at that section as the same may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 1052 § 2, 2013)