§ 10-134. License for dogs and cats.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess or have under his control any dogs or cats, or any combination thereof, over four months of age, without obtaining an annual privilege license for each such animal from the veterinarian administering the rabies vaccination for the animal or the county animal control department, as provided in this article.

(b)

The annual privilege license shall be assigned the same number as the rabies vaccination certificate for each animal and shall be registered with the animal control department at the time of each annual rabies vaccination for the animal. The annual privilege license fee shall be paid to the animal control department at the time of each rabies vaccination. For rabies vaccinations of three years' duration, the annual privilege license fee shall be due on the annual anniversary date of the vaccination. It shall be the responsibility of the animal control department to notify owners with privilege license fees due in the second and third year of a three-year rabies vaccine.

(c)

All veterinarians administering rabies vaccinations shall issue the privilege license and collect the privilege license fee at the time of the vaccination and remit the registration and fee to the county animal control department with the rabies vaccination certification in accordance with such procedures and using such forms as established by the animal control director from time to time. A participating veterinarian shall retain an administrative fee as established by the county board of commissioners from time to time.

(d)

The animal control director shall be responsible for the administration of the privilege licensing of dogs and cats and for the collection of all privilege license fees not collected and/or remitted by participating veterinarians.

(Ord. of 3-11-2015, § 10-50)