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91.02 Registration
91.02 REGISTRATION
 
(a)        No person shall own, keep or harbor a dog or cat within the City limits unless such dog or cat is registered as herein provided. Application for such registration shall be made to any of the following: City Controller, veterinarians registered for this purpose with the City Controller, any premises designated by action of the City for the purpose of impounding and caring for animals found at large, and pet shops registered for this purpose with the City Controller. Such application shall state the name, address, and telephone number of the owner and the name, breed, color, age, sex and reproductive status of the dog or cat. The registration fee shall be paid at the time of making application, a numbered receipt given to the applicant, and a numbered tag shall be issued to the owner.
 
(b)        The yearly registration fee shall be $10.00, unless a certificate by a veterinarian stating the dog or cat is neutered is furnished to the person issuing the license tag, in which case the fee shall be $4.00. 
 
(c)        All dog and cat registrations shall be issued for one (1) calendar year beginning with the first (1st) day of January. All residents who acquire new dogs or cats during the calendar year shall register said dogs or cats within thirty (30) days of their acquisition. All new residents moving into the City with dogs or cats shall register said dogs or cats within thirty (30) days of residency. Registrations obtained on or after July 1st of each calendar year shall pay one-half (½) of the yearly registration fee; such registrations must then be renewed each January at the regular yearly fee.
 
 
(d)        In the event that the owner identification registration tag issued for a dog or cat shall be lost, the owner may obtain a duplicate tag upon the payment of two dollars ($2.00).
 
(e)        If there is a change in ownership of a dog or cat during the registration year, the new owner may have the current registration transferred to his name upon payment of a transfer fee of two dollars ($2.00).
 
(f)         No person shall use for any dog or cat a registration receipt, or registration tag, issued for another dog or cat.
 
(g)        Any premises designated by action of the City for the purpose of impounding and caring for animals found at large in violation of this chapter and properly licensed pet shops are exempt from the registration requirements of this section.


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