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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 owner name, address and a contact phone number. C. Licensing Pet Shops & Kennels. Pet shops and kennels shall require a license from the City. It is unlawful to operate a kennel in any residentially zoned district. Pet Shops and kennels are permitted in certain zoning district but require a conditional use permit. D. License validity; fees. Licenses shall be issued as follows: 1. All fees will be established from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the city council. Licenses may be issued at any time during a license period, provided that the fees set forth in this section shall be prorated on the basis of the number of months remaining in any such period.However the, minimum fee shall be no less than the licensing fee for a six month period. For this purpose fifteen days or more shall be construed a full month. Application for license shall be filed on the appropriate forms provided by the city. 2. Kennel licenses. No kennel license may be issued or renewed unless the applicant has a valid conditional use permit for the facility. 3. The commencement and ending period of licenses shall be set out in the ordinance or resolution that establishes fees for such license. Licenses shall be valid for a period of two years. E. Unlawful acts. 1. It is unlawful for any animal to defecate on public property or the private property of another, without the owner or person in control of the animal immediately removing the excrement and disposing of it in a sanitary manner. 2. It is unlawful for any animal to be in or upon any city park, street, sidewalk or trail property unless the owner or person in control of the animal restrains it by a leash or the animal is housed in a portable crate or kennel, and unless the owner or person in control of the animal has a bag or other receptacle for the collection and proper disposal of the animal's excrement in their possession. 3. It is unlawful for any animal to be at large. An owner or person in control of the animal is responsible under this chapter for any animal that is at large. 4. It is unlawful to possess more than three dogs, three cats, or three of any other type of animal or in combination a maximum of four animals over the age of six months to be kept on any property in the city, except in a location where a licensed pet shop or kennel is allowed or other exceptions as specifically set forth in this chapter. 5. It shall be unlawful for any animal to habitually or frequently bark or cry; to frequent school grounds; to chase vehicles; to molest or disturb any person if such person is not on the property of the owner or custodian of such animal; or to molest, defile or destroy any property, public or private. It shall be the obligation and responsibility of the owner or custodian of any animal in the city to prevent such animal from committing any act which constitutes a nuisance. 6. It is unlawful for the owner or person in control of the animal to permit such unsanitary conditions on a premises that the maintenance or keeping of the animal creates a danger to the public health, safety, or welfare or odors are an annoyance to the public in the vicinity. Failure on the part of the owner or custodian to prevent their animal from committing an act of nuisance shall be a violation of this section. Exceptions. The provisions of 1 and 2 do not apply to a guide dog accompanying a blind person, a service Page 2 of 11 16