Ordinance 680-80 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • • • • • • 1 CHAPTER III. REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF CATS AND DOGS 2 Section 1. Coverage 3 The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all cats and dogs not owned, housed, kept or maintained within a facility subject to licensure pursuant to 4 Chapter IV of this ordinance. 5 Section 2. Requirements 6 A. All adult dogs, harbored, kept or maintained within the City shall be licensed and registered annually, or within thirty (30) days of 7 acquisition by the owner, whichever occurs later. Licenses shall be issued upon payment of the fees required by Chapter VIII of this 8 ordinance and upon proof of a current rabies vaccination from a licensed veterinarian. 9. B. Adult cats may be licensed for identification purposes by payment of 10 the fee provided in Chapter VIII of this ordinance. -11 C. Licenses 12 1. License tags shall be securely displayed upon animals at all times, except when the animal is displayed in any official 13 exhibition or is working in the field as a hunting animal. 14 2. Licenses are not transferable to another animal. License information may be transferred to a new owner upon payment 15 of a registration fee as set forth in Chapter VIII. 16 3. All licenses provided in this Chapter shall expire on December thirty-first of each year. The fee for all licenses issued after 17 July first of each year may be reduced by one-half (upon evidence that said animals to be licensed were not subject to 18 the licensing provisions of this Chapter prior to July first). 19 4. Owners of animals displaying current licensing from jurisdictions outside the City of Everett shall purchase a new 20 license for the license replacement fee listed in Chapter VIII provided any animal remains in possession of the owner to 21 whom such license was duly issued. 22 D. Exceptions from Licensing and Waiver of Fees 23 License fees for animals owned by persons aged 62 or older and for owners of guide dogs shall be as specified in Chapter VIII of 24 this ordinance. 25 26 CHAPTER IV. FACILITIES: LICENSING, REGULATION AND STANDARDS 27 28 Section 1. Coverage Facilities housing at any time more than two adult dogs or cats, or a 29 combination of both, in excess of three animals, or when the keeping of such animals produces more than one litter each year from all such animals 30 housed, or an animal kennel or cattery, hobby kennel, or commercial kennel or cattery, or the keeping of any livestock or exotic, wild or dangerous 31 32