Ordinance 2394-99 - Laserfiche WebLink

"Proper shelter" means a structure with at least four walls, a roof, a floor which is raised off the ground, a door opening properly shielded from wind and rain, with size commensurate to the size of the inhabiting animal. "Service dog" or"police dog," which includes"Guide dog," means a dog that is trained or approved by an accredited school, or state institution of higher education, engaged in training dogs for the purpose of assisting or accommodating a physically disabled person related to the person's physical disability. "Sexually neutered" means medically determined to be incapable of reproduction or when the physical condition of an animal is certified by a licensed veterinarian to be such as would prohibit performance of such medical procedure to render it unreproductive. "Small livestock" includes domesticated fowl and fur-bearing animals which are normally bred or maintained within pens, cages or hutches. "Valid license" means a current tag from the jurisdiction in which the animal resides. Section 2: Section 3 of ordinance 1810-91 (EMC 6.04.030), which reads as follows: Registration and licensing of cats and dogs-Requirements. A. All adult cats and dogs, harbored, kept or maintained within the city shall be licensed and registered annually, or within thirty days of acquisition by the owner, or within thirty days of being moved into the city, whichever occurs later. Licenses shall be issued upon payment of the amount required by Section 6.04.100, and upon proof of current vaccination for the following communicable disease from a licensed veterinarian: rabies. Dogs and cats issued a lifetime license are not subject to the annual registration. B. Licenses. 1. License tags shall be securely displayed upon dogs and cats at all times, except when the animal is displayed in any official exhibition or is working in the field as a hunting animal. Cat owners shall be allowed to choose the means by which to display the identification number(tag, collar or other acceptable form of identification tag, with the registration number on it). An identification tag, with registration number, shall be supplied by animal control. 2. Licenses are not transferable to another animal. License information may be transferred to a new owner upon payment of a registration fee as set forth in Section 6.04.100. 3. With the exception of lifetime licenses, all licenses provided in this section shall expire on December 31st of each year. The license fee will be the rate as provided in Section 6.04.100. 4. Owners of animals displaying current licensing from jurisdictions outside the city shall purchase a new license for the license replacement fee listed in Section 6.04.100, provided the animal remains in possession of the owner to whom such license was duly issued. 5