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ARTICLE II. Sec. 14-31. Registration.
The owner, keeper or harborer of a dog or cat is hereby required to register such dog or cat with the city clerk, making application for a permit as provided in this article.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-32. Rabies vaccination.
Any dog or cat maintained or harbored at any time in the city shall be vaccinated against rabies with an approved vaccine administered by a veterinarian who shall maintain a record of vaccination for a period of at least two years and who shall issue the owner of the dog or cat a vaccination certificate which shall be retained by the owner until the vaccination is renewed.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
State law reference(s)--Rabies vaccination required, A.C.A. § 20-19-202.
Sec. 14-33. Vaccination tags.
The veterinarian administering the rabies vaccination shall issue a metallic tag for the particular dog or cat vaccinated on which tag shall be distinctly marked the veterinarian's name or veterinary clinic name, address and tag identification number. The month and year of issuance also shall be distinctly marked, which shall be the same as the year of vaccination.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-34. False statements in certification, permit application.
(a) Any false statement in a rabies certification or application for a dog or cat permit shall render null and void the permit issued for such dog or cat and shall subject such dog or cat to being impounded in accordance with the rules and regulations set out in this chapter.
(b) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in any application or other document required by this chapter or any regulation prescribed thereby shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99)
Sec. 14-35. Annual licensing/permit fee; penalty for nonpayment.
(a) The dog permit fee is established at $5.00 for either male or female dogs covering a period of 12 months from the date of vaccination; provided, that a person owning, keeping or harboring a dog which has been retired from the U.S. Armed Forces, a dog trained to lead a blind person which is registered as a seeing eye dog, or police department or sheriff's dog shall be not be required to pay the permit fee upon the registration of such dog, but shall be subject to all other regulations and requirements. The city clerk shall impose a 25 percent per month penalty on all dog permit renewals beginning 30 days following the expiration of the previous permit, and on all dogs not previously or currently covered by permit.
(b) There is an annual animal licensing/permit fee in the amount stated above provided on each dog or cat owned or kept within the city. The fee shall be paid to the city or to a licensed veterinarian. It shall be the duty of any licensed veterinarian collecting a fee under this subsection to remit the fee to the city by the 10th of the month next following the month in which said fee is collected. The issuing veterinarian shall be permitted to keep $1.00 of the $5.00 permit/licensing fee collected as a handling fee.
(Ord. No. 2943, 10-26-99; Ord. No. 4092, § 1, 8-14-07)
Secs. 14-36--14-55. Reserved.
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