Chapter 6.16 DOGS
Section 6.16.010 Licensing - requirements.
A. All dogs must be licensed each year, except as otherwise
provided herein, to a
person of the age of eighteen (18) years or older.
B. Any person owning, possessing or harboring any dog
shall obtain a license for
such animal within thirty (30) days after the dog reaches the age of four (4) months; or in
the case of a dog over four (4) months, within ten (10) working days of the acquisition of
the dog.
C. License applications must be submitted annually to
Vernal City utilizing a
standard form which includes the name and address of the owner and the name and age of
the dog. The application must be accompanied by a current rabies vaccination certificate
and license fees. License fees shall be established by resolution adopted by the Vernal
City Council.
D. No dog will be licensed as spayed or neutered without
proof that surgery was
performed.
E. The license shall be effective from the date of purchase
through the end of
December of the current year, after which the license must be renewed. Licenses for the
following year may be purchased within ninety (90) days prior to their expiration date.
Licenses not renewed within thirty (30) days following the expiration date shall carry an
additional late fee as provided in the fee schedule established by the City Council. (CC
§
08-10-012)
(Ord. 2005-15, Amended, 10/05/2005, Prior Text; Ord. 2001-17, Amended, 08/15/2001, Prior Text; 99-03, Amended, 05/10/1999, Prior Text)