Every person within the area owning, possessing, controlling, harboring, or keeping any dog over four (4) months of age shall procure a dog license tag for each dog, and annually thereafter, so long as such ownership, possession or control continues.
(Ord. 27-87 § 8)
This article does not apply to dogs found within the area under any of the following conditions:
A. 
When the dog is owned by, or in the care of, any person who is a nonresident or who is traveling through the area, or who is temporarily sojourning therein for a period of not exceeding thirty (30) days, if the dog is not permitted to run at large;
B. 
When the dog is brought into the area and kept therein for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days, for the exclusive purposes of entering the dog in any bench show, dog exhibition, field trials, or competition, if the dog is not permitted to run at large;
C. 
When the dog is brought or sent into the area for the exclusive purpose of receiving veterinary care in any dog hospital, if the dog is not permitted to run at large;
D. 
When the dog has a valid license from either the county or a city within the area, it shall not be subject to the license requirement herein.
(Ord. 27-87 § 9)
The effective period of each dog license issued shall be for either twelve (12) months or twenty-four (24) months from the date of issue upon the payment of the fee specified by Section 5.36.570.
(Ord. 27-87 § 10)
The owner shall state at the time application is made, and upon standard printed forms of application provided for such purpose, his name and address and the name, breed, color, age, and sex of each dog for which application is made.
(Ord. 27-87 § 11)
As a condition for the issuance of a license all applicants for such license shall procure and deliver to the Director a certificate issued by a duly licensed veterinarian certifying that the dog to be licensed has received anti-rabies vaccination sufficient to immunize said dog against rabies for the current license period.
(Ord. 27-87 § 12)
The Director shall keep a record of the name of such owner or person making payment of such license fee and to whom a certificate and tag shall have been issued, and the number of such certificate and such tag. Such tag issued shall be securely fixed to a collar, harness, or other device to be worn at all times by the dog for whom the registration is issued.
(Ord. 27-87 § 14)
When a duly licensed veterinarian practicing within the area inoculates a dog with a rabies vaccine and the owner or possessor of the dog does not present a current license for the dog to him, the veterinarian shall notify the animal control agency of the name and address of the owner or possessor of the dog. The animal control agency will provide necessary materials to each veterinarian for the purpose of reporting such information.
(Ord. 27-87 § 19)