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DEC 12 '95 12 :51PN CITY OF HIIC'I P.3 CITY OF ANOKA CHAPTER 5 -1.1 CHAPTER 5. ANIMALS Article I. Dog and Cat Licenses and Regulations.' Section 5-1. Dos and Cat Licenses: Limit on Nlrmber, No dog or cat shall Pe kept within the city limits unless a license therefore shall first be secured. No person snail keep three or more dogs, or three or more cas at one residence within the City, except that a fresh litter of pups or kittens may be kept for a period of three months. Annual licenses shall be issued by the city clerk upon payment of the fee determined by council resolution. Police dogs owned by and working for the City of Anoka Police Department shall be exempt from the license fees. All health records regarding such police dogs shall be maintained by the police department. Section 5-2. Inoculation Certificate Peere0uisite to Issuan_Ce. No license shall be issued for any dog or cat unless a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian is filed with the application showing that the animal described in the application has been inoculated against rabies and that the inoculation is effective for at least one year from the date of application. Section 5.3. Expiration Date, Licenses shall expire on the first day of January next following their issuance. Section 5-4. Fees. It shall be the duty of every owner of a dog or cat to pay the license fee imposed in Section 5 -1 to the city clerk on or before the first day of January in etch year, or immediately upon acquiring ownership or possession of any unlicensed dog or Cat or within five (5) days after bringing any unlicensed dog or cat into the city. Section 5 -5. Issuance of Taas.. Upon the payment of the license fee, the clerk shall execute a receipt in duplicate. The clerk shall deliver the original receipt to the person who pays the fee, and retain the duplicate in the clerk's office. The clerk shall also procure a sufficient number of suitable tags, the shape of which shall be different for each license year, and shall deliver one appropriate tag to the person paying the license fee. Section 5-6. Affixing Tags. The owner shall cause the dog or cat tag to be affixed by a permanent fastening to the collar of the dog or cat so licensed, in such manner that the tag may be easily seen by the officers of the city. The owner shall see that the tag is constantly worn by such dog or cat, and any dog or cat found within the city without tag shall be deemed to be unlicensed. Amended by Ordinance 1993-920, Section 1, effective 04. 23.93.