No more than four (4) dogs and/or cats over the age of four (4) months shall be kept on their owner's premises within the city limits, nor shall any person keep, house, feed, breed or maintain more than four (4) dogs or cats over the age of four (4) months at any time within the city without having first obtained a permit to increase the number as hereinafter provided.
(Ordinance 2024-06-26 adopted 6/24/2024)
The city manager, under such procedures as shall be from time-to-time established, may issue permits for the keeping of numbers of dogs and/or cats in excess of the maximum as herein provided. The city manager, however, shall not issue a permit unless there appears, as demonstrated by the application of the person requesting the permit, such conditions or circumstances reasonably necessitating the maintenance of dogs and/or cats in the numbers sought. The city manager shall investigate the applications and may in his/her discretion issue or deny the requested permit. The city manager shall specify conditions, limitations and restrictions in the permit.
(Ordinance 2024-06-26 adopted 6/24/2024)
Any dog or cat over the age of four (4) months, kept, harbored, or maintained by their owners or keepers in the city shall have a microchip implanted with contact information for the dog or cat's current owners. The microchip shall be implanted within thirty (30) days after the dog or cat has reached four (4) months of age, or within thirty (30) days of after the dog or cat is newly acquired or brought into the city or permitted to come into the city, whichever event occurs first. Upon a change in ownership of the dog or cat, the new owner shall update the chip information within thirty (30) days of the change in ownership. It shall be an affirmative defense to prosecution of a violation under this section that proof of microchip implantation is presented to the court within twenty (20) days of the date a citation for failure to comply with this section is issued.
(Ordinance 2024-06-26 adopted 6/24/2024)