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Ordinance No. 140 Domestic Animals Page 5 of 14 3. Vaccination Tag. A metal or durable tag, serially numbered, issued by the rabies control authority, shall be securely attached to the collar or harness of the dog or cat. Whenever the dog or cat is out -of-doors, whether on or off the owner’s premises, the collar or harnes s with the vaccination tag must be worn. Section 4 5. Animal Licensing and Identification. 1. Dog Licensing and Identification. No person shall own, keep, or harbor any dog over the age of six (6) months within the City of Gem Lake without first obtaining a city issued license for each animal as herein provided. The provisions of this section shall not be intended to apply to dogs whose owners are visitors temporarily in the City for sixty (60) days or less. 2. Dog licenses are issued by the City Clerk. Each dog license is valid for a period of one calendar year at a fee set by the City Council. The dog license issued will be in the form of a “tag” that shall be attached to the dog to identify its owner or harborer custodian. Applicant shall give the following information on forms provided by the City: 1. Owner’s name and home address; and 2. Dog’s name, breed (if known), date of birth (if known), color and sex; and 3. Proof that rabies and other vaccinations have been done must be supplied when license is applied for. 3. Service Animal Registration. Reference the Fair Housing Act, 42 USC Ch. 45 and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minn. Stat. Ch. 363A 4. Other Domestic Animal Identification. No person shall own, keep, or harbor any other domestic animal (other than a dog) over the age of six (6) months within the City of Gem Lake without providing a method of identification for each animal as herein provided. 1. Commercially available tags not less than one (1”) inch square or diameter which identify the owner by name and/or address and/or phone number; or 2. Permanent brands or tattoos placed on the animal in accordance with accepted practices and which carry appropriate owner or harborer custodian registration information; or 3. Such electronic identification methods includin g implants, provided a tag or other identification device identifies electronic registration. 5. No license shall be granted for a dog which has not been vaccinated against rabies by a doctor of veterinary medicine qualified to practice in the state in which the animal was vaccinated. 6. A penalty for late application shall be imposed on every application submitted after January 1 at the rate of $2 for each calendar month or part of a month beginning January 1, except that no late fee shall be charged if the application is being filed because the dog has reached the age of six (6) months or because the owner became a resident of the city or acquired an animal with 30 days of application. 7. Violation. Failure to license your dog will result in a violation. A first violation of Section 4 will result in an administrative fine of $50.00. All subsequent violations of Section 4 5 will carry penalties as provided in Section 9 10, paragraph 3. 8. Upon issuance of license, the City Clerk shall provide the owner with a tag or suitable material containing the identifying number and year of issuance. Commented [ML9]: Vaccination language added Commented [ML10]: Added potential language.