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Sec. 5-51. - Pet licensing and microchip required; exceptions to licensing fees. <br /> (a) Any person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of any dog or cat over the age of <br /> three (3) months must obtain a pet license for such animal; provided, however, that no pet <br /> licensing shall be required of any animal rescue organization,municipal animal control facility <br /> or governmental agency, or service dog agency. <br /> (b) Starting January 1, 2020, if a dog or cat does not have a microchip, SBARC will register and <br /> implant one (1) permanent microchip with a corresponding discrete number upon completion <br /> of the licensing application and payment of licensing fees. Existing microchip <br /> implants/numbers will be used to license the corresponding animal and the Resource Center <br /> will scan and verify any existing microchip and its information. Microchip implants may be <br /> registered for the life of the animal with the Resource Center. Additionally, a durable tag will <br /> be issued for an animal that has received a microchip implant from the Resource Center. The <br /> durable tag will have a corresponding number to that of the implanted microchip and will <br /> display a national, toll free, twenty-four(24)hour, seven(7) days per week telephone number <br /> for the purpose of animal and owner/guardian identification. <br /> (c) The license will be on file with the Resource Center and proof of payment/license will be <br /> provided to the owner/guardian. <br /> (d) The Resource Center will consider the registered microchip owner/guardian to be the legal <br /> owner/guardian. If no registered microchip is found or present, then the Resource Center will <br /> consider tags, or other identifiers to determine the legal owner/guardian. <br /> (e) Any person owning any dog or cat which has been implanted with a microchip shall transfer <br /> the microchip documentation with the Resource Center and national registry upon sale, trade, <br /> barter, gift or transfer of an animal. <br /> (f) Annual pet licenses are non-transferable. <br /> (g) Fee schedules will be determined under the provisions of Sec. 5-110. <br /> (h) Limited fee exceptions to licensing requirements: <br /> (1) Threat to health of animal. Upon a written statement from a licensed veterinarian <br /> setting forth that the neutering of the animal shall constitute a threat to the health of <br /> that animal, the payment of the license fee for unaltered animal shall not be required <br /> but the animal shall be classified as an altered animal for purposes of pet licenses and <br /> fees. Licensing at the altered tag price under this section will constitute agreement not <br /> to breed the animal. Doing so will result in fines and revocation of said license. <br /> (2) Service Animal Exception. A person who is impaired by: <br /> (i) Blindness or any other visual impairment; <br /> (ii) Deafness or any other aural impairment; <br /> (iii)A medical condition or any other condition governed by the Americans with <br /> Disabilities Act(ADA) <br /> shall be exempt from the fees listed in this section for their service animal,however <br /> licensing of such service animal is required. <br /> 12 <br />