6.08.040 Fees – Delinquency – Fine.
A. In addition to paying the appropriate license fee, a late penalty shall be charged on all applications received more than 30 days after the due date. Such penalty shall be established by resolution of the city. It shall be a rebuttable presumption that any animal is in violation of this chapter unless one of the conditions in subsection B below are met.
B. No late penalty shall be charged on new license applications if:
1. The owner submits proof of purchase or acquisition of the animal within the preceding 30 days; or
2. The owner has moved into the city within the preceding 30 days; or
3. The animal is currently, or has been within the preceding 30 days, under the age which requires a license; or
4. The owner purchases the license(s) voluntarily, prior to in person or field contact by animal control personnel; or
5. The owner submits other proof deemed acceptable by the animal control authority. (Ord. 1511 § 8, 1993; Ord. 1306 § 16, 1988; Ord. 1279 § 6, 1987; Ord. 1209 § 2, 1986; Ord. 1168 § 2, 1985).