Chapter 6.20
DOGS

Sections:

6.20.010  License – Required.

6.20.020  License – Tags.

6.20.030  License – Rabies vaccination certificate required.

6.20.040  Exemption – Guide dog.

6.20.050  Exemption – Licensed under another jurisdiction.

6.20.060  Exemption – Medical treatment.

6.20.070  Exemption – Government ownership.

6.20.010 License – Required.

Every person who owns, possesses, harbors or controls any dog shall obtain a license before the dog reaches the age of five months. Within 30 days after any unlicensed dog over the age of four months is acquired or brought into the county, its owner shall obtain a license. (Ord. 89-04 § 2, 1988)

6.20.020 License – Tags.

The licensing authority shall issue, upon proper application and payment of license fees, a serially numbered license tag stamped with the name of the county and the year of issuance. The owner shall provide a dog with a suitable collar or other device to which the license tag shall be attached. The animal services director shall keep a copy of the application or other records sufficient to establish the identity of the person that owns or harbors the dog. (Ord. 89-04 § 2, 1989)

6.20.030 License – Rabies vaccination certificate required.

Each application for a dog license shall be on a form furnished by the licensing authority. An application for a license shall not be accepted unless a valid certificate of rabies vaccination by a licensed veterinarian covering the license period accompanies the application. (Ord. 89-04 § 2, 1989)

6.20.040 Exemption – Guide dog.

Seeing eye dogs must be licensed but a properly vaccinated seeing eye dog owned by a blind or partially blind person or a dog under one year old being trained especially for the purpose of guiding the blind shall be licensed without charges. (Ord. 89-04 § 2, 1989)

6.20.050 Exemption – Licensed under another jurisdiction.

A dog brought into the city which has been licensed in another county or city within the state shall not be subject to licensing. (Ord. 89-04 § 2, 1989)

6.20.060 Exemption – Medical treatment.

Dogs brought into the city for the exclusive purpose of receiving medical care and in the custody of a licensed veterinarian need not be licensed. (Ord. 89-04 § 2, 1989)

6.20.070 Exemption – Government ownership.

Dogs owned by the county, a city or other public agency shall be licensed without charge. (Ord. 89-04 § 2, 1989)