8467-94 Amending Various sections within Chapter 5 Animals & Fowls

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r t ' Y r • Animal Control Ordinance Page 6 (6) Two (2) photographs of said deg animal taken not more than one (1) month before the date of the application. One (1) photograph shall be a front view of the deg animal and one(1)photograph shall be a side view of said deg animal. (7)If said deg animal was previously licensed under this chapter, the name and address of any previous owner and the number of the most recent license assigned to said deg animal. (8)A licensing fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). (c) If the City Controller's office or the City's duly authorized third party is satisfied of all of the following, said deg a shall be licensed if: (1)The applicant is the owner or agent of the deg animal. (2)The applicant is eighteen (18)years of age or older. (3)The applicant agrees to inform the City Controller's office of any notice or cancellation of the required liability insurance within forty-eight (48) hours of such notice or cancellation. (4)The applicant agrees to inform the City Controller's office of any change of address, or change of ownership of said dogs animal. (5) The applicant meets the other requirements under this article for licensing. (d)Upon licensing of said dog animal not previously licensed under this article, the City Controller's office or the City's duly authorized third party shall assign a specific license number of ownership to said deg animal, without duplication, which number shall remain the same for the life of the deg animal. This number shall-may be tattooed en-and on the inside and through the skin of a rear leg of said deg animal the initial time said deg animal is licensed under this article. No further tattoos shall be required upon renewal of said license. All licenses issued under this article shall expire January thirty-first of each year. The tattooing shall be done by a veterinarian and shall be made by the use of permanent tattoo ink. The tattoo shall be not less than one (1)inch long and not less than one-quarter (1/4) inch high. The City Controller's office or the City's duly authorized third party shall issue to the owner or agent of said dog a license or permit in written form which includes the number of the license or permit, type of license or permit,date of issuance and date of expiration.Additionally,a durable tag stamped with the license or permit number and year of issuance shall be given along with a sign stating "Beware Potentially Dangerous Deg Animal" which must be prominently and conspicuously displayed by the owner of said deg animal where said dog animal i s harbored and clearly visible from the street or alley immediately adjacent thereto. As an alternative to the tattooing requirements described herein, the owner may elect to have the animal permanently identified by a microchip identification tag with such identification being done at the owner's expense.