HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-73 - Requirement to License CatsBILL NO. ~~~-'~
ORDINANCE N0. 9~"~3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE BY REQUIRING
THE LICENSING OF CATS AND PROVIDING A CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION TEIEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED PY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CI`PY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSO[JRI AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A portion of Section 5.3 of Animal Control
ordinance shall be amended so that it shall read when amended
as follows:
"Section 5.3. Licensing of Dogs and Cats.
No person shall keep any dog or cat over twelve (12) weeks
old within the City unless the dog or cat is licensed.
(1) Term and Penalty. All dog and cat licenses shall be
issued for a term of one (1) year commencing on January lst
of each year. Any person who fails to obtain a license on
or before February lst of any year, or in the case of a new
resident or recently acquired dog or cat, within thirty
(30) days after such new residency is established or
acquisition, shai.l be required to pay a penalty of Fifty
Cents ($.50) for each month or fraction thereof during
which the delinquency continues. In the case of persons
who become new residents of the City or acquire a dog or
cat after November 1st of any year, no license shall be
required until January of the following year.
(2) Fees, Transfer and Loss. The license fee shall be Six
Dollars ( 6.00) for all dogs except that the license fee
for any neutered male or spayed female dog shall be Four
Dollars ($4.00). If the ownership of any licensed dog is
transferred, the new owner may have the license transferred
to his name. The fee for such a transfer shall be Two
Dollars ($2.00). Except as provided in this subsection no
license shall be transferable between dogs or owners. If a
license is lost or destroyed, a replacement license may be
obtained from the City Clerk for a fee of One Dollar
($1.00). There shall be no fee for the licensing of cats.
(3) Issuance. The license tag shall be issued upon the
applicant's submission of proof of vaccination of the dog
to be licensed and such further information as the City
Clerk may require. Proof of vaccination shall not be
required for the licensing of cats.
(4) Display. At all times when any dog or cat is outside
the confines of a private building the owner shall keep the
license tag affixed to the dog or cat in such a manner that
the tag can be easily seen.
(5) Vaccination. It shall be unla
keep any dog or cat within the City
has been properly vaccinated to
vaccination shall be performed at
licensed veterinarian and shall be
and cats over three (3) months old."
aful for any person to
unless the dog or cat
prevent rabies. A
least annually by a
required for all dogs
Section 3. The penalty provisions of 5.12 shall apply to
this amendment.
PASSED THIS r-~~/t, DAY OF _ ~ _, 1991.
MAYOR
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CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS --~- DAY OF
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MAYOR