§ 4-6. Dog or kennel license.

(a)

Any person owning, keeping, harboring, or having custody of any dog over four (4) months of age within this city must obtain a license for same. Any person operating a kennel within the city shall not be required to procure a license for each dog kept, such person shall obtain a kennel license upon application and payment of the required fees.

(b)

Application for a license shall be made to the city and shall include name and address of applicant, a description of the animal, the appropriate fee, and a rabies certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian.

(c)

The appropriate fee listed below shall be paid to the city for a dog or kennel license:

(1)

For dog license, five dollars ($5.00) for a non-spayed female or non-neutered male. There will be no license fee for a spayed female or a neutered male. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of any spayed female or a neutered male to keep and provide upon request, proof that said dog has been spayed or neutered. There will also be no license fee for dogs owned by persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older.

(2)

For a kennel license if not more than six (6) dogs are kept in the kennel, three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75).

(3)

For kennel license, if seven (7) or more dogs are kept in the kennel, seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50).

(d)

Any veterinarian who issued a dog license on behalf of the city shall be entitled to retain fifty cents ($0.50) from the license fee for his services in issuing the license.

(e)

Licenses for the keeping of dogs shall expire on December 31 of each year.

(f)

Upon acceptance of the license application and fee, the city shall issue a durable tag or identification collar, stamped with an identifying number and the date of expiration. Tags should be designed so they may be conveniently fastened to the animals collar. Dogs must wear identification tags or collars at all times when off the premises of the owner. The city shall maintain a record of the identifying numbers of all tags issued.

(Code 1978, §§ 235.020, 235.030; Ord. No. 6295, §§ 2, 5, 1-22-91; Ord. No. 6312, § 1, 2-26-91; Ord. No. 06-67, § 1, 9-26-06)