8.07.040 Dog license—Fees.

The annual fee for licenses issued or renewed hereunder shall be forty dollars ($40); PROVIDED, that:

(1)    If a certificate from a veterinarian, or if such is unavailable, a statement from the owner under oath, is presented certifying that the dog for which a license application is made is either a spayed female or a neutered male, the dog license fee shall be sixteen dollars ($16).

(2)    No license fee shall be charged to an owner who is legally blind and who uses such dog as a guide dog, or to an owner who is legally deaf and who uses such dog as a hearing-ear dog, upon presentation of proof that such dogs have been properly trained by an accredited seeing-eye/hearing-ear dog training facility.

(3)    A senior citizen who is over the age of sixty-five (65) may register not more than one (1) spayed female or neutered male dog per household at one-half (1/2) the fee otherwise applicable.

(4)    There shall be added to license fees any civil penalties assessed against the owners pursuant to Chapter 8.19 which are due and owing but not paid.

(5)    A late penalty of two dollars ($2) will be charged for all license applications not received in a timely manner as provided for in Section 8.07.010.

(6)    The board may provide for optional registration of dogs by veterinarians or other suitable parties, in which case an “agent’s fee” not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) may be added to the licensing fee.

(7)    No license fee shall be charged to an owner licensing a dog that is under the age of six (6) months. In such cases, the license shall be valid up to the time the dog becomes six (6) months of age. No certificate of rabies vaccination will be required for such early licensing.

(8)    (Reserved for Future Use)

(9)    License fees may be prepaid for a three (3) year period if such period coincides with the vaccination required by Section 8.07.030. (Sec. 1 of Res. 1981-04-108; amended by Sec. 7 of Res. 1984-12-65; amended by Sec. 4 of Ord. 1985-12-06; amended by Sec. 2 of Ord. 1986-10-49; amended by Sec. 4 of Ord. 1987-11-37; amended by Sec. 7 of Ord. 1993-08-13A; amended by Sec. 2 of Ord. 1999-12-11; amended by Sec. 1 of Ord. 2003-10-03)