Emeryville Municipal Code Art. 2 Licenses

Every person owning, possessing, controlling, harboring or keeping any dog over four (4) months of age shall procure an annual license tag for each such dog as long as the ownership of the dog continues. Such licenses shall be procured within ten (10) days after acquiring or bringing into the City any such dog.

(Sec. 3.26, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

The license and registration provisions of this article shall not apply to the following:

(a) Dogs kept by persons who are temporarily within the City for a period not to exceed six (6) weeks;

(b) Dogs brought into the City for the purpose of participating in a dog show or exhibition;

(c) Seeing-Eye dogs when such dogs are actually being used by blind persons; and

(d) Dogs licensed by the County or a city within the area, as defined in subsection (d) of Section 6-1.102 of Article 1 of this chapter.

(Sec. 3.27, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

The owner shall state at the time an application is made for a dog license, upon standard printed forms of application provided for such purpose, the name and address of the owner and the name, breed, color, age and sex of each dog for which such application is made.

(Sec. 3.28, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

The following dogs shall be exempt from the license fees provided for in Article 1 of this chapter:

(a) Seeing-Eye dogs owned and actually used by blind persons; and

(b) Dogs owned by the County or the City and used by the Sheriff or Police Department in the functions or duties of such officer or department.

(Secs. 3.83 and 3.84, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

Prior to issuance of a dog license, the licensee shall pay a license fee, the amount of which shall be as set forth in the Master Fee Schedule, Chapter 7 of Title 3 of this Code. The license shall not be transferable, nor shall there be any refunds made on a dog license.

(as amended by Sec. 18, Ord. 89-006, eff. May 18, 1989; Sec 3.36, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

As a condition for the issuance of a license pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-1.201 of this article, all applicants for dog licenses shall procure and deliver to the licensing authority a certificate issued by a duly licensed veterinarian certifying that the dog to be licensed has been administered an antirabies vaccination within thirty (30) days prior to the issuance of such license or has received an antirabies vaccination sufficient to immunize such dog against rabies for the current license period.

(Sec. 3.29, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

When a duly licensed veterinarian practicing within the City inoculates a dog with a rabies vaccine, and the owner or possessor of the dog does not present a current license for the dog to him, the veterinarian shall notify the animal control agency of the name and address of the owner or possessor of the dog. The animal control agency will provide the necessary materials to each veterinarian for the purpose of reporting such information.

(Sec. 3.29, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03, as amended by Ord. 73-08)

A metallic tag and license certificate with a corresponding number shall be furnished by the licensing authority upon the payment of the appropriate fees provided for in Article 1 of this chapter.

(Sec. 3.30, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

The licensing authority shall keep a record of the name of the owner or person making the payment of the license fee provided for in Article 1 of this chapter, to whom the certificate and tag shall have been issued, and the number and date of such certificate and tag.

(Sec. 3.31, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

No person shall fail or refuse to show to the Director or a deputy sheriff or police officer the license certificate and the tag of any duly registered dog kept or remaining in any home or upon any enclosed premises under the immediate control of such person.

(Sec. 3.32, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

Any metal tag issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-1.208 of this article shall be securely fixed to a collar, harness, or other device and shall be worn at all times by the dog for whom the registration was issued.

(Sec. 3.31, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

No unauthorized person shall remove from any dog any collar, harness, or other device to which is attached a certificate, a registration tag for the current year, or a rabies tag or remove such tags therefrom.

(Sec. 3.33, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

If the dog license tag issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-1.208 of this article is lost or destroyed, the owner shall immediately procure a new duplicate license tag from the licensing authority.

(Sec. 3.34, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

No person shall imitate or counterfeit the tags required by the provisions of this article or have in his possession any such imitation or counterfeit tag.

(Sec. 3.35, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

No person shall establish or maintain animal quarters, as defined in subsection (c) of Section 6-1.102 of Article 1 of this chapter, without first obtaining a permit from the Tax Collector and paying the required fees.

(Sec. 3.25, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

Every person conducting or maintaining a dog kennel shall secure a business license and pay a business tax as set forth in Section 3-1.125 of this code.

(Sec. 3.121, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)

No person shall establish or operate a pet shop or animal hospital without first securing a business license and paying a business tax as set forth in Chapter 1 of Title 3 of this Code.

(Sec. 3.122, E.T.C., as added by Ord. 71-03)