6.08 — DOG LICENSES

Every owner of any dog over the age of four months within the City shall obtain an annual dog license and pay the fees and penalties established by City Council resolution. (Prior code § 10.15)

No dog license is transferable. (Prior code § 10.16)

An annual license shall be furnished by the Health Officer to any owner required by this chapter to obtain a dog license, upon payment of the appropriate dog license fee. A record shall be kept of the name, address and telephone number of such owner and the number and date of such license.

A permanent tag shall be issued for each dog and securely fastened to the collar or harness of the dog. Such tag shall be worn by such dog at all times when outdoors or in a public place. A duplicate of a lost tag may be obtained upon proof of loss and payment of the appropriate fee. (Prior code § 10.17)

No person shall initiate or counterfeit the license or tags provided for in this chapter, nor use any imitation or counterfeit of such license or tag. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor. (Prior code § 10.18)

The original license fees shall be due and payable within 30 days after any such dog comes into the care, custody and control of such owner in the City. Renewal license fees shall be due and payable on July 1 of each year. (Prior code § 10.19)

Any owner who fails to pay the required dog license fee within 30 days of the time required by Section 6.08.050 shall pay, in addition to said license fee, a penalty of 10% for each month of delinquency up to a maximum of 50%. (Prior code § 10.20)

In lieu of the regular license fee, a special license fee in an amount set by resolution of the City Council shall be required for the following:

• A. A dog trained as a guide for the blind or disabled.

• B. A dog honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States.

• C. A spayed or neutered dog provided, however, that the full license fee must be paid if the owner does not obtain a license within the time limit set forth in this chapter.

• D. Any dog having a license for the current year issued by another jurisdiction when the owner thereof has obtained care, custody, and control of such dog or has moved his or her business or residence to the City of Vernon within the previous year.

• (Prior code § 10.21)

No owner of a dog in the City shall fail or refuse to show to the Chief ACO, the Health Officer, or any police officer the license, tag, and rabies certificate for such dog. (Prior code § 10.22)

No unauthorized person shall remove from any dog any collar, harness, or other device to which is attached a license tag or remove such tag therefrom. (Prior code § 10.23)

In order to provide a method of identifying cats, a license and tag may be obtained. The fee for such license and tag shall be established by City Council resolution. This section shall not require the licensing of cats, but merely provides for their optional licensing. (Prior code § 10.24)