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Treasurer. A charge of two dollars ($2.00) shall be made for each duplicate tag. Dog tags shall not be transferable from one dog to another and no refunds shall be made on any dog license fee or tag because of death of a dog or the owner's leaving the City before the expiration of the license period. (4) The licensing provisions of this Subdivision shall not apply to dogs whose owners are non- residents temporarily within the City, nor to dogs brought into the City for the purpose of participating in any dog show, nor shall this provision apply to "seeing eye" dogs properly trained to assist blind persons for the purpose of aiding them in going from place to place. (5) Address Change. An applicant who has obtained a dog license shall notify the City of applicant's address change within corporate limits of the City within thirty (30) days of any address change. (6) Counterfeit Tags. No person shall counterfeit, attempt to counterfeit, or attach any counterfeit tag to any dog or cat in the City. (7) Transfer of Tags. No person shall transfer a dog or cat tag from one dog or cat to another. (8) Transfer of License; Change of Ownership. Any owner having a valid dog license from another municipality may, withing thirty (30) days after becoming a City resident, must secure a dog from the City for which the owner shall pay a jurisdiction transfer fee upon surrender of the license from the previous licensing jurisdiction. An affidavit identifying the dog and stating the date of the establishment of residence of the owner in the City shall be filed with the application. If there is a change in ownership of the dog, the new owner may have a current license changed to their name upon payment of an ownership transfer fee, jurisdiction transfer fees and ownership transfer fees shall be set by the City Council by resolution or separate ordinance. (9) The funds received by the Clerk- Treasurer from all dog licenses and metallic tags fees shall first be used to defray any costs incidental to the enforcement of this Section; including, but not restricted to, the costs of licenses, metallic tags, and impounding and maintenance of the dogs. Subd. 3 Cats. Cats shall be included as controlled by this sub- section insofar as running - at- large, pickup, impounding, boarding, licensing and proof of anti - rabies vaccine is concerned. All other provisions of this Section shall also apply to cats unless otherwise provided. Animal Ordinance #24 - Updated 9/99 Page 5 of 23