Burbank Municipal Code Div. 1 General Provisions

The following words and phrases, whenever used in this article, shall be construed as defined in this section:

OWNER: Any person keeping any dog for fifteen (15) consecutive days.

UNLICENSED DOG: Any dog for which a registration fee has not been paid for the current year, or to which a metal tag has not been attached as required by this article. [Formerly numbered Section 6-36; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2467.]

All registrations provided for in this article shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance, unless otherwise provided for in this Article. [Formerly numbered Section 6-37; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3713, eff. 1/27/07; 2467.]

All registration fees prescribed by this article shall be paid in advance. There shall be no prorating of any such fee, and the full amount thereof shall be paid regardless of when the fee became due. All fees shall become delinquent if not paid on the day when due, except that fees due during the month of January shall not become delinquent until the first day of February immediately following, and horse registration fees due at any other time shall not become delinquent until the expiration of ten (10) days from the date the horse was brought into the City. A penalty in an amount specified in the Burbank Fee Resolution shall be added to any fee which becomes delinquent, and such penalty as well as the fee shall be paid before the registration certificate is issued. [Formerly numbered Section 6-38; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2933, 2620, 2467.]

Each registration required by this article shall state the name and residence address of the person to whom issued, the nature of the registration, the amount paid therefor, the date when issued, and the date on which the registration will expire. In the case of a dog registration, the registration shall also contain a description of the dog, and the number of the metal tag accompanying the registration certificate. In the case of a horse registration, the registration shall also contain a description of the horse for which the registration is issued, and the address of the place where such horse is usually kept. [Formerly numbered Section 6-39; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2467.]

The Animal Shelter Superintendent shall keep a record of the name and address of each person to whom a registration certificate or certificate and tag are issued under this article, the date of issuance thereof, the number of the metal tag, and a description of the dog, kennel or horse for which issued. [Formerly numbered Section 6-40; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2467.]

The amount of any registration fee imposed by this article shall be deemed a debt to the City, and any person keeping any dog or horse without having obtained a registration certificate so to do from the City shall be liable to an action in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of the registration fees and penalties imposed and required by this article to be paid for the privilege of keeping such dog or horse; and it shall be the duty of the Animal Shelter Superintendent to cause a complaint to be filed against any person violating any of the provisions of this article, or the preceding article, and to cause an action to be brought against any person failing to pay any registration fee or penalty required by the provisions of this article for the recovery of the same. Such action shall be cumulative and shall not be deemed a bar to, or a waiver of the right of the City to prosecute any person for a violation of this article or any other applicable provision of this code. [Formerly numbered Section 6-41; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; 2467.]