An annual dog license shall be due from the owner of a dog in an amount set forth in Section 6.08.040 within thirty days after the dog becomes four months of age, or within thirty days after the dog is brought into the city, if the dog is over four months of age. The license shall expire twelve months after issuance.
(Prior code § 20-3; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968; Ord. 787 § 1, 1983)
The provisions of Section 6.08.010 shall not apply to, and no license fee shall be required for any dog which has served in the armed forces of the United States and has received an honorable discharge therefrom; and further provided, that no person having defective eyesight shall be required to pay any license fee for any dog specially trained and principally used for the purpose of guiding such person.
(Prior code § 20-5; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968)
The license collector is authorized and directed to provide the dogs referred to in Section 6.08.020 with suitable license tags, without charge therefor, on application and suitable proof of such service by the owner thereof.
(Prior code § 20-6; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968)
Application for all dog licenses shall be made to the license collector, or his designated representative, who shall issue such license upon payment therefor of a license fee which the city council has, by resolution, adopted, and any penalties, if applicable. Each application shall specify the sex, breed, color, name and distinguishing markings of the dog, together with the name, address and telephone number of the owner and possessor of the dog and further information that the license collector shall deem necessary. No license shall be issued to any dog owner, the license for which has been revoked as provided in this chapter.
(Prior code § 20-7; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968; Ord. 365 § 1, 1972; Ord. 456, 1974; Ord. 494, 1975; Ord. 569, 1977; Ord. 670 § 1, 1979; Ord. 738 § 1, 1981; Ord. 813 § 1, 1984)
An annual dog license shall be due from the owner of a dog within thirty days after the dog becomes four months of age or within thirty days after the dog is brought into the city, if the dog is over four months of age. All dog licenses shall be numbered and shall expire at the end of the twelfth month or twenty-fourth month after their issuance. The license collector shall give a tag with each dog license.
(Prior code § 20-9; Ord. 232 § 2 (part) 1968; Ord. 515 § 1 (part) 1975; Ord. 670 § 2, 1979; Ord. 738 § 2, 1981; Ord. 787 § 3, 1983; Ord. 813 § 2, 1984)
All dog licenses shall be numbered, shall be signed by the license collector, shall be on such form as shall be provided by the city and shall expire on the twelfth month or twenty-fourth month after their issuance. All license fees shall be payable in advance.
(Prior code § 20-10; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968; Ord. 813 § 3, 1984)
The license collector shall procure metallic plates or tags, one of which shall be given with each dog license. Such plates or tags shall have inscribed thereon the number of the license with which it has been given and the year for which it has been issued. The license collector shall keep a record of all licenses issued, a general description of the dog for which each has been issued and the name of the owner or possessor of the dog for which each license has been issued.
(Prior code § 20-11; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968)
The owner or possessor of a dog licensed by the city shall notify the license collector upon moving to a different address within the city, whereupon the license collector shall cause the records to reflect such change and collect fifty cents therefor from such possessor or owner.
(Prior code § 20-12; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968)
Whenever any plate or tag as provided in this title is lost or stolen, the license collector may issue a duplicate therefor, upon application therefor, and upon payment of fifty cents and the filing of an affidavit by the owner or possessor of such dog to the effect that such tag or plate was lost or stolen.
(Prior code § 20-13; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968)
Where a dog has been licensed in another jurisdiction, and has been brought into the city by its owner for permanent residence, such license and tag may be replaced with a San Dimas license and tag for the balance of the license year upon payment of a one dollar transfer fee and the surrender of the former license or tag.
(Prior code § 20-14; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968)
All dog licenses issued as provided by this title may be revoked whenever a dog is found to be dangerous, or is addicted to barking at night so as to be a nuisance to any person, or to destroying property. A dangerous dog is defined, for the purposes of this chapter, to be a dog with the propensity to bite human beings. It shall be prima facie evidence that a dog is dangerous when it has bitten a human being.
Prior to the revocation of a dog license issued under this title, the Humane Society of Pomona Valley, Inc. shall make a thorough investigation and submit its recommendations to the city council. The City Council may, in due course, require that the dog be impounded or removed from the City limits and the dog license revoked.
(Prior code § 20-15; Ord. 232 § 2, 1968; Ord. 486, 1975)
Whoever violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor or an infraction and is punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12.
(Ord. 922 § 4, 1990)