Sec. 2.301 Required
Every person owning, possessing, keeping or harboring a dog of the age of six (6) months or more shall apply to the city secretary or other authorized person for registration which shall describe the dog and state the name and address of the applicant and owner. Such registration shall be valid for one (1) year. No registration shall be issued for any dog unless a certificate of vaccination for rabies, signed by a licensed veterinarian, certifying that the dog to be registered has been immunized, shall be presented to the city secretary/authorized person. Such certificate shall be dated during the immunization period in which the registration is applied for. The city secretary/authorized person shall note upon the registration the fact of the vaccination, whether it is for a(n) one-year or three-year immunization, and the date thereof. The secretary/authorized person shall note in the record the expiration of the rabies vaccination and the animal will be required to be immunized accordingly. The registration must be done on a yearly basis regardless of the expiration date. The applicant shall pay to the secretary/authorized person a sum approved by council as a registration fee. The registration may be done by mail for an additional fee as provided for in the fee schedule found in the appendix of this code and a copy of the certificate of vaccination.
Sec. 2.302 Tags
Upon the issuance of a registration, the city secretary or other authorized person shall give to the applicant a tag which shall bear the number of the registration. Such registration tag shall, at all times, be attached to the collar to be worn by the dog registered. It shall be unlawful for anyone, other than the owner, to remove such license tag from the dog for which issued or for anyone to attach such registration tag to a dog for which such tag was not issued.
