Lakeport Municipal Code Art. I Dog Licensing

Annually, prior to November 1st of the year for which the license is to be issued (or October 1st if said dog has attached to it a license properly issued for said dog by any city or county of the state for the immediately preceding year) every owner of a dog shall procure a license for said dog from the animal control officer and shall pay therefor a fee of:

A. Three dollars for a dog that has been spayed or neutered (proof must be provided);

B. Six dollars for all other dogs, plus any additional fee required under Chapter 6.28 of this chapter. Except as provided in Section 6.16.020 of this chapter, every owner to whom a license is issued for which application was made on or after November 1st of the year for which the license is issued shall pay an additional fee of five dollars and shall be subject to such other penalties as may be duly imposed for violation of this chapter; or

C. Ten dollars for all other dogs, plus any additional fee required under Chapter 6.28 of this chapter. Four dollars of the license fee collected for all dogs which are not spayed or neutered shall be applied to the spay or neuter program established hereunder. Except as provided in Section 6.16.020 of this chapter, every owner to whom a license is issued for which application was made on or after November 1st of the year for which the license is issued shall pay an additional fee of five dollars and shall be subject to such other penalties as may be duly imposed for violation of this chapter.

(Ord. 459 § 501, 1970; Ord. 623 § 1, 1983; Ord. 682 § 1, 1988)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.16.010 of this chapter, any owner who brings his dog into this city after November 1st of the year for which the license is to be issued or the owner whose dog reaches the age of four months after November 1st of the year in which the license is to be issued or any owner of a dog for which an individual license was not theretofore required shall procure a license for such dog from the animal control officer within a period of thirty days after such dog brought into the incorporated area of this city, become four months of age, or becomes subject to the individual licensing provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that as to any dog brought into the incorporated area of this city to which there is attached a license issued by any county or city in the state for the current or immediately preceding year, the license shall be obtained within sixty days after said dog is brought into the city. Any owner failing to procure a license within the time limit established in this chapter shall be subject to such other penalties as may be duly imposed for violation of this section.

(Ord. 459 § 502, 1970)

A. The tag issued by the animal control director at the time the dog license is obtained shall be attached to the dog for which the license is issued and shall be attached in a clearly visible manner.

B. In the event the license tag becomes lost from the body of any dog for which the same was issued, the owner shall within thirty days procure a duplicate license for the dog from the animal control director, at a cost of one dollar per duplication.

(Ord. 459 § 504, 1970; Ord. 623 § 4, 1983)

A. The animal control officer is directed to procure suitable applications and license tags.

B. The animal control officer shall keep a file of all applications made pursuant to this chapter.

C. Fees shall be paid at the time said application is filed with the animal control officer.

D. No tags shall be issued until the applicant has also exhibited to the animal control officer a certificate of vaccination certifying that the dog has been vaccinated in compliance with this chapter.

E. If any person applies to license a dog under this chapter and pays all fees required but thereafter fails to exhibit to the animal control officer the certificate of vaccination within thirty days after his application was filed, that person shall forfeit the fees paid and shall be required to reapply and pay the fees due as if no application had been made previously.

(Ord. 459 § 521, 1970)

In the event the license tag becomes lost from the body of any dog for which the same was issued the owner shall, within thirty days, procure a duplicate license for the dog from the animal control officer at a cost of fifty cents.

(Ord. 459 § 522, 1970)