Dog license fees.

a. 

A license shall be issued after payment of the following fees:

[Amended 12-13-1995 by Ord. No. 899-C; 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 23-2009]

1. 

For nonsenior citizens, the fee shall be $8 per year for each neutered/spayed and $11 per year for each unneutered/unspayed dog.

2. 

For senior citizens, the fee shall be $5 per year for each neutered/spayed dog and $8 per year for each unneutered/unspayed dog. A "senior citizen" is herein defined to be a person 62 years of age or older.

3. 

Included in the fees as set forth above is the fee of $1 for the registration tag of each dog.

4. 

Persons who fail to obtain a license by the last day of February in each year shall be subject to delinquent fees as follows:

(a) 

If obtained by March 31: $10.

(b) 

If obtained by April 30: $15.

(c) 

If obtained by May 31: $20.

(d) 

If obtained by June 30: $25.

(e) 

If obtained by July 31: $30.

(f) 

If obtained by August 31: $35.

(g) 

If obtained by September 30: $40.

(h) 

If obtained by October 31: $45.

(i) 

If obtained by November 30: $50.

(j) 

If obtained by December 31: $55.

(k) 

If obtained by January 31: $60.

b. 

Dogs used as guides for blind persons and commonly known as "Seeing eye" dogs shall be licensed and registered as other dogs, except that the owner or keeper of such dog shall not be required to pay any fee.

1961 Code § 27.02; Ord. No. 436; Ord. No. 455; Ord. No. 564; Ord. No. 870 § 1; Ord. No. 899 § 1; Ord. No. 899-A § 1; Ord. No. 899-B § 1