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however all dogs over the age of six months shall have an identification tag affixed to a collar which indicates the <br />owner name, address and a contact phone number. <br />C. Licensing Pet Shops & Kennels. Pet shops and kennels shall require a license from the City. It is unlawful to <br />operate a kennel in any residentially zoned district. Pet Shops and kennels are permitted in certain zoning district <br />but require a conditional use permit. <br />D. License validity, fees. Licenses shall be issued as follows: <br />1. All fees will be established from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the city council. Licenses <br />may be issued at any time during a license period, provided that the fees set forth in this section shall be prorated <br />on the basis of the number of months remaining in any such period.However the, minimum fee shall be no less <br />than the licensing fee for a six month period. For this purpose fifteen days or more shall be construed a full <br />month. Application for license shall be filed on the appropriate forms provided by the city. <br />2. Kennel licenses. No kennel license may be issued or renewed unless the applicant has a valid <br />conditional use permit for the facility. <br />3. The commencement and ending period of licenses shall be set out in the ordinance or resolution that <br />establishes fees for such license. Licenses shall be valid for a period of two years. <br />E. Unlawful acts. <br />1. It is unlawful for any animal to defecate on public property or the private property of another, without <br />the owner or person in control of the animal immediately removing the excrement and disposing of it in a sanitary <br />manner. <br />2. It is unlawful for any animal to be in or upon any city park, street, sidewalk or trail property unless <br />the owner or person in control of the animal restrains it by a leash or the animal is housed in a portable crate or <br />kennel, and unless the owner or person in control of the animal has a bag or other receptacle for the collection and <br />proper disposal of the animal's excrement in their possession. <br />3. It is unlawful for any animal to be at large. An owner or person in control of the animal is responsible <br />under this chapter for any animal that is at large. <br />4. It is unlawful to possess more than three dogs, three cats, or three of any other type of animal or in <br />combination a maximum of four animals over the age of six months to be kept on any property in the city, except <br />in a location where a licensed pet shop or kennel is allowed or other exceptions as specifically set forth in this <br />chapter. <br />5. It shall be unlawful for any animal to habitually or frequently bark or cry; to frequent school grounds; <br />to chase vehicles; to molest or disturb any person if such person is not on the property of the owner or custodian <br />of such animal; or to molest, defile or destroy any property, public or private. It shall be the obligation and <br />responsibility of the owner or custodian of any animal in the city to prevent such animal from committing any act <br />which constitutes a nuisance. <br />6. It is unlawful for the owner or person in control of the animal to permit such unsanitary conditions on a <br />premises that the maintenance or keeping of the animal creates a danger to the public health, safety, or welfare or <br />odors are an annoyance to the public in the vicinity. Failure on the part of the owner or custodian to prevent their <br />animal from committing an act of nuisance shall be a violation of this section. <br />Exceptions. The provisions of 1 and 2 do not apply to a guide dog accompanying a blind person, a service <br />Page 2 of 11 <br />73 <br />