§ 4-15. Animal licenses required

(a) No person shall own, keep or harbor domestic animal within the city unless such animal is licensed. Written application for a license shall be made to the clerk-treasurer and shall state the name, species, breed, color, gender and distinguishing marks of the animal. The license fee shall be paid to the clerk-treasurer at the time of making the application. The clerk-treasurer shall issue a receipt and a numbered metallic or plastic tag for each animal licensed, and shall maintain for three (3) years two (2) records of such receipts and tags, one arranged alphabetically by name of the animal owner and the other arranged numerically by tag numbers. Such records shall be open to public inspection at all business hours.

(b) The yearly license fee shall be two dollars ($2.00) for an animal that has been neutered or spayed and five dollars ($5.00) for an animal that has not been neutered or spayed.

(c) Each animal license issued by the clerk-treasurer shall expire on December 31 next following the date of issuance.

(d) If ownership of the animal is transferred, the new owner may have the current license transferred to his name upon payment of a fee of one dollar ($1.00).

(e) The owner shall keep on the animal at all times when the animal is not inside a private building, a collar or harness, and the tag issued by the clerk-treasurer shall be affixed to the collar or harness in such a manner that the tag shall be clearly visible.

(f) No person shall use a tag for any animal which is issued for a different animal.

(g) If a license is destroyed or lost, a duplicate or replacement may be obtained from the clerk-treasurer for a fee of one dollar ($1.00).

(Ord. No. 64-444, 10-15-64; Code § 521.03; Ord. No. 92-05CC, § 2, 4-16-92)

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Animal regulations, § 6-13 et seq.