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86 501.06: LICENSE REQUIRED: 87 A. A license shall be obtained by the owner of any dog or cat kept or maintained within the 88 corporate limits of the City that is three months of age or older. The license must be 89 obtained within 30 days of acquiring the animal, or within 30 days of becoming a resident of 90 the City. This requirement shall not apply to pets whose owners are temporary visitors 91 within the City for 30 days or less. 92 B. Licenses may be obtained from the City or from any entity designated by the City to issue 93 pet licenses and remit license fees as established in the City Fee Schedule in Section 314.05. 94 C. The license application shall be made on forms provided by the City, and shall require, at a 95 minimum, the owner's address and phone number, and proof of current rabies vaccination 96 for the pet. 97 D. Types of Licenses; Fees: 98 1. Two -Year License. The two -year pet license shall be the minimum requirement of this 99 Chapter. A two -year license shall be issued upon completion of the required application and 100 payment of the required fee as established by the City Fee Schedule in Section 314.05 for a 101 period of time not to exceed two years r 11 N A+; P:, t� 1 102 .�•�T t ;4t i r iiv ° Pf i Q Qj 1 �fiee ^f +'^ ° As a condition of validity of an issued two - 103 license, the owner will maintain certification by a licensed veterinarian of the animal's 104 current rabies vaccination. 105 Two -year licenses must be renewed by the holder within 30 days of the expiration of the tWe 106 license. Renewal will be granted upon proof of current rabies 107 vaccination and payment of the required fee as established by the City Fee Schedule in 108 Section 314.05. 109 Fees for two -year licenses shall be as established by the City Fee Schedule in Section 110 314.05, and at a minimum shall include differential fees based on the status of the animal as 111 being non - sterilized, non - sterilized and electronically tagged, sterilized, or sterilized and 112 electronically tagged, with generally higher fees for animals that are non - sterilized and not 113 electronically tagged so as to provide incentive for sterilizing and electronically tagging 114 animals. 115 2. Lifetime License. Lifetime pet licenses shall be issued by the City for sterilized animals 116 as an alternative to two -year licenses. A lifetime license shall be issued upon completion of 117 the required application, payment of the required fee as established by the City Fee Schedule 118 in Section 314.05, and in the case of electronically tagged animals, registration with the City 119 of the unique identifying information related to the electronic device and demonstration that 120 the implanted device can be read by the City's equipment. As a condition to continued 121 validity of an issued lifetime license, the owner will maintain 122 proof of the animal's current rabies vaccination. 123 Fees for lifetime licenses shall be as established by the City Fee Schedule in Section 314.05 124 and at a minimum shall include differential fees based on the status of the animal as being 125 sterilized, or sterilized and electronically tagged, with generally higher fees for animals that 126 are not electronically tagged so as to provide incentive for the electronic tagging of animals. 127 Lifetime licenses may be revoked by the City without refund of fees paid if the animal's 128 rabies vaccinations are not kept current. When a lifetime license has been revoked, a new 129 lifetime license may be obtained through the procedures and with payment of the fees as 130 established by the City Fee Schedule in Section 314.05.