6.04.050 Dog license—Fee and issuance.
License fees and any late registration charges shall be in the amount established by city council resolution. The license shall be issued to the dog owner upon payment of the current license fee and proof of current rabies vaccination.
A. A certificate from a licensed veterinarian shall be presented to show proof of a spayed or neutered dog.
B. Application for license and registration shall be made annually between July 1st and August 1st of each year or within thirty days after the dog becomes subject to licensing and registration under this chapter, whichever occurs first. In the event application for license and registration is not made within the time prescribed in this chapter, the fee shall be set by resolution.
C. Upon payment of the license fee, a license certification and metallic tag shall be issued to the owner of each dog so licensed. The tag shall have stamped thereon the year it expires and the number corresponding with the number of the certificate.
D. The dog owner and/or possessor shall secure the current tag to a collar, harness or similar device attached to the dog for which the license was issued. The dog owner and/or possessor shall ensure that the dog wears such license tag at all times except when the dog is being exhibited at field or obedience trials or other dog shows and exhibitions.
E. Whenever a license tag is lost or damaged, the owner shall apply for and secure a replacement from the city clerk or animal control officer upon payment of the prescribed fee, set by resolution of the city council.
F. License tags shall not be transferable from one dog to another.
G. No refunds shall be made on any dog license because of the death or other loss of the dog, or the owner leaving the city before the expiration of the license. (Ord. 87-2 § 10, 1987)