3-7-301 Dog and Cat Licensing
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, or harbor a dog within the City and to fail to obtain a license for said dog pursuant to the following provisions:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the owner or custodian of any dog shall obtain a license for such animal within thirty (30) days after the dog reaches the age of three (3) months, or in the case of a dog over three (3) months, within thirty (30) days of the acquisition of the dog or moving to Springville City. Persons applying for dog licenses shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(2) License applications must be submitted to the City, utilizing a standard form which shall state the name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; the breed, sex, color and age of the animal; and a valid rabies vaccination certificate for the animal, including the rabies vaccination expiration date. The application shall be accompanied by the prescribed license fee and by a current rabies vaccination certificate which complies with Section 3-7-402.
(3) A dog license shall be effective from the date of issuance through the expiration date of the rabies certificate, but not to exceed two (2) years. No such license shall be issued unless the applicant presents a rabies vaccination certificate whose expiration date is after the expiration date of the license.
(4) The fee for all license required by this Section shall be in an amount established by resolution of the City Council.
(5) Cats may be licensed under the same standards as set forth in subsections (2) through (4) of this Section.
(1979 Code 3-7-301; adopted by Ordinance No. 4-88; amended by Ords. No. 9-98, 10-03)
3-7-302 License Tag.
(1) Upon payment of the license fee, the City shall issue to the owner a certificate and a tag for each dog or cat licensed. The tag shall have stamped thereon the license number corresponding with the tag number on the certificate. The owner shall attach the tag to a collar or harness for the animal and see that the collar and the tag are constantly worn. Failure to attach the tag to a dog as provided in this subsection shall constitute a violation of this Chapter, except that dogs which are kept for show purposes are exempt from wearing the collar and tag.
(2) Dog tags shall not be transferable from one dog to another. No refunds shall be made on any dog license fee for any reason.
(3) No person shall remove or cause to be removed, the collar, harness, or tag from any licensed dog or cat without the consent of the owner or custodian of the dog or cat except a licensed veterinarian or Animal Control Officer who removes such for medical or other reasons.
(1979 Code 3-7-302; adopted by Ordinance No. 4-88; amended by Ord. No. 9-98)