Chapter 7.03
REGISTRATION

Sections:

7.03.010    Domestic animal registration.

7.03.020    Kennel permit.

7.03.010 Domestic animal registration.

A.    All domestic animals twelve weeks of age or older are required to be registered within thirty days of entry into the municipality either by:

1.    Individual registration; or

2.    As part of a kennel permit.

B.    All domestic animals twelve weeks of age or older shall receive a city of Dillingham domestic animal registration tag only upon scheduling an appointment to rabies vaccinate at twelve weeks of age from a State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services approved vaccinator.

C.    The owner or keeper shall be required to provide proof of rabies vaccination by a valid rabies immunization tag and/or a valid rabies certificate for the registration of a domestic animal.

D.    A domestic animal registration tag shall be issued for individually registered domestic animals for a period that shall expire in conjunction with the expiration date of the rabies vaccination.

E.    An individually registered domestic animal shall bear a city of Dillingham domestic animal registration tag securely fastened to its collar, chain collar, or harness at all times or the owner must be able to produce a copy of the written registration or tag within twenty-four hours except:

1.    While confined on the owner’s or keeper’s premises.

2.    While in competition, in training, or while hunting.

F.    The owner or keeper of domestic animals registered under a kennel permit shall be required to produce documentation of the domestic animal registration upon request.

G.    If there is a change of ownership of a domestic animal during the registration year, the new owner shall, within fifteen days, have the current registration transferred to the new owner’s name.

H.    No person shall use, or allow the use of, any domestic animal registration tag for an animal other than the animal for which the registration tag was issued.

I.    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the owner or keeper of a domestic animal shall comply with the animal rabies vaccination requirements governed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as described within 7 AAC 27.020(b).

J.    Registration of cats is not required but is encouraged. (Ord. 03-06 § 1 (part), 2003.)

7.03.020 Kennel permit.

A.    A city of Dillingham kennel permit is required for domestic animal owners and keepers who have four or more domestic animals. Failure by the owner or keeper to maintain an orderly, humane, and sanitary kennel may result in the suspension of the kennel permit. There is not a limitation to the number of years that any individual may hold a kennel permit.

B.    All domestic animals registered within the kennel permit must comply with Section 7.03.010.

C.    Kennel permits will be issued by the city manager or his/her designee which may include the chief of police or community service officer or agent upon determination that the kennel will not create a public nuisance or threat to public safety.

D.    A decision regarding a kennel permit may be appealed to the city council. The city council will, after public hearing, make a finding as to whether a permit may or may not be properly issued.

E.    The kennel permit shall be issued for a period of thirty-six months from the date the permit was granted upon the condition that under any change of three or more animals the owner or keeper shall update the registered permit. (Ord. 03-06 § 1 (part), 2003.)