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in the complaint are found to be true; or the complainant, if the facts are found to be untrue. SECTION 5-38. MUZZLING PROCLAMATION BY MAYOR. Whenever the prevalence of rabies renders such action necessary to protect the public health and safety, the mayor shall issue a proclamation ordering every person owning or keeping a dog to confine it securely on his premises unless it is muzzled so that it cannot bite. No person shall violate such proclamation, and any unmuzzled dog running at large during the time fixed in the proclamation shall be killed by the police without notice to the owner. (Ord. No, 198 15, 6-27-77) SECTION 5-39. VIOLATION; PENALTIES. Violations of this article shall be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) or imprisonment tor a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both. The minimum fine for the first offense of a dog shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The minimum fine for any subsequent offense by the same dog shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) . (Ord. No. 198, 18, 6-27-77). SECTION 5-46. LICENSE REOUIRED; FORM. (a) Every owner of a dog or cat more than six (6) months of age shall cause such dog or cat to be registered, numbered, described and licensed through the office of the clerk- administrator of the city. Such registration, numbering and licensing shall be for two (2) years for such dog while owned ID kept by the same person while living at the same address. (b) The license shall be a metal tag issued by the clerk- administrator. (Ord. No. 198, 2, 6-27-77) SECTION 5-47. INITIAL FEE; FEE FOR DUPLICATE TAG. _ (a) The fee for registration, numbering, description and licensing shall be as established from time to time by the council in a resolution adopted thereby. (b) Duplicate licenses for lost tags or the changed address of the owner shall be issued upon application to the clerk- administrator and payment of such fee as is required from time to time by the council in a resolution adopted thereby. (Ord. No. 198, 2, 6-27-77; Ord. No. 217, 2, 12-29-80) SECTION 5-48. LICENSE TAG NONTRANSFERABLE. No owner of any dog or cat shall transfer its license tag or place or permit to be placed such tag upon any other dog or cat than the one for which such tag was originally issued. (Ord. No. 198, 5, 6-27-77) SECTION 5-49. R.ABIES VACCINATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. Before any license shall be issued for any dog or cat, the applicant for such license shall furnish a certificate from a licensed veterinarian that such dog or cat has received a rabies vaccination within one year. (Ord. No. 198, 14, 6-27-77)