6.08.030 Pet licenses – Fees.
Pet licenses shall be issued by the animal control authority and may be issued by veterinarians, pet shops, catteries, and kennels and other approved locations upon application and the payment of a license fee made payable to the city according to the schedule provided by the resolution of the city council. They shall be subject to the following:
A. Pet licenses for unaltered dogs and cats will be valid for a term of one year from the date of issuance, expiring on the last day of the twelfth month. There is no proration of any license fees. Renewal licenses will retain the original expiration period whether renewed prior to, on, or after their respective renewal month.
B. Juvenile licenses may be obtained for pets from four weeks to six months of age.
C. City residents 65 years of age or older may purchase a special permanent license for the lifetime of cats or dogs which are neutered or spayed and for which they are the registered owners when said animals are maintained at said owner’s registered address. The special permanent animal license fee shall be established by resolution of the city council. Such residents shall not be required to annually purchase a new license for the lifetime of such licensed animals; provided, that no person shall be granted more than three permanent animal licenses for any combination of three cats and dogs for which they are the registered owner.
D. No proration of a license fee for a portion of the calendar year shall be made. The effective date for such license fees shall be January 1st of each year. The annual license fee shall become due and payable one year from the last day of the month of issuance.
E. Applications for a pet license shall be on forms provided by the animal control authority.
F. License tags shall be securely affixed to a substantial collar, harness or other means, which shall be worn by dogs and cats at all times. As an alternative to a license tag, a dog or cat may be identified as licensed by being tattooed on its right ear or on its inside right thigh or groin with a license number approved or issued by the animal control section.
G. The animal control authority is authorized to collect a fee as established by resolution of the city council for a lost or stolen license tag replacement.
H. When a person with a visual or hearing impairment or a physical disability requests that no fee be charged to license the person’s guide service dog, no fee shall be charged.
I. Repealed.
J. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to sell or transfer ownership of any pet without a pet license. The animal control authority shall be notified of the name, address, and telephone number of the new owner by the person who sells or transfers the pet. (Ord. 2061 § 4, 2011; Ord. 1511 § 6, 1993; Ord. 1335 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1306 § 15, 1988; Ord. 1279 § 4, 1987; Ord. 1209 § 1, 1986; Ord. 1168 § 2, 1985).