8.24.060 Dog and cat license fees.
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a. Dog and cat licenses shall be valid for twelve months from the date of issuance upon payment of the fee required as follows:
Cat | Dog | |
|---|---|---|
Neutered or spayed | $ 20.00 | $ 25.00 |
Not neutered or spayed | $ 40.00 | $ 50.00 |
provided, that:
1. a senior citizen who is over the age of sixty-five may license not more than one spayed female or neutered male dog and one spayed female or neutered male cat per household at one-half the fee otherwise applicable.
2. upon annual application, a low-income household, defined as at or below 50 percent of median income, may be eligible to license not more than one spayed female or neutered male dog and one spayed female or neutered male cat per household at no cost.
b. License fees may be prepaid for a three-year period, if such period coincides with rabies vaccinations as required by subsection (5) of VMC Section 8.24.050.
c. In the case of a dog or cat newly acquired, brought into the city, and/or becoming an adult, application shall be made within thirty days of the latest event.
d. There shall be added to the license fee any civil penalties which have been assessed against the animal owner or custodian pursuant to this chapter and which are due and owing.
e. No license fee will be charged to an owner who licenses a dog or cat that is under the age of six months; in such cases the license will be valid up to the time the dog or cat becomes six months of age. In the case of dogs under six months of age, the certificate of rabies vaccination as required by subsection (5) of Section 8.24.050 of this chapter is waived.
f. Applications shall not be deemed completed for purposes of this section unless and until all required information, documentation and fees have been received by the licensing agent. Application forms which lack information, or which are not accompanied by the required documentation or fees shall be processed in a manner approved by the director of Financial and Management Services.
g. Licenses purchased online may incur transaction fees in addition to the dog and cat license rates. (Ord. M-3089 § 2, 1993: Ord. M-2727 § 2, 1987: Ord. M-2656 § 3, 1986: Ord. M-2584 § 6, 1985: Ord. M-2397 § 7, 1983; Ord. M-4188, Amended, 12/19/2016, Sec 3-Effective 1/19/2017; Ord. M-4072, Amended, 03/17/2014, Section 1 - Effective 04/17/2014; Ord. M-4043, Amended, 02/25/2013, Sec 4 - Effective 03/29/2013; Ord. M-3632, Amended, 11/03/2003; Ord. M-3477, Amended, 01/18/2000)