§ 5-23. Dog license.

(a)

No person shall own, keep, or harbor any dog of more than six months of age without securing a license from the police department who shall keep a record of all licenses issued and shall issue a durable identification tag for such license. Upon receipt of an application reciting the name and address of the owner, the address where the dog will be kept, and the sex, breed, age, color and markings of the dog for which a license is sought, and upon payment of the license fee established by resolution, the police department shall issue a license in the form of a metal identification tag for each animal.

(b)

When application is made for an altered dog, proof that the animal has been altered must be presented at the time of application for the license.

(c)

The term of a license shall be for the calendar year or balance thereof. Failure to renew the license by March 31 of each succeeding year will result in a late license penalty fee in the amount established by resolution being owed to the city.

(d)

Failure to purchase a license within 60 days of establishing residence in the city within 60 days of acquiring a dog or a dog reaching the age of six months during any calendar year will result in the late license penalty fee being owed to the city.

(Code 1985, § 601.03)

State Law reference— Authority for city identification program, Minn. Stat. § 346.52; county dog license, Minn. Stat. § 347.09;

Note— Formerly, § 5-22.