CHAPTER II. ANIMAL CONTROL AND REGULATIONCHAPTER II. ANIMAL CONTROL AND REGULATION\ARTICLE 3. CATS

The owner of any cat over six (6) months of age shall register under the name of the owner the name, sex, and description of each cat so owned with the City Clerk.

(Code 2007)

Upon registration, the owner shall present a current, completed certificate of immunization against rabies. No cat shall be registered without evidence of this document.

(Code 2007)

The owner of any cat shall, at the time of applying for a license, present to the City Clerk a certificate from an accredited veterinarian showing that a male cat has been neutered or a female cat has been spayed, if the cat has been neutered or spayed.

(Code 2007)

The City Clerk shall collect an annual registration fee of three dollars ($3.00) for each neutered male cat or spayed female cat, and five dollars ($5.00) for each unneutered male cat or unspayed female cat, without regard to the time of ownership or acquisition of such cat. The registration year shall be from January 1st through December 31st of each year. The fee shall be due on January 1st and payable before March 1st of each year without penalty. Every owner of a cat who shall fail to register and license the same prior to March 1st of each licensing year or within thirty (30) days of the acquisition of a cat, whichever is later, shall pay in addition to the license fee herein above provided a penalty fee for late registration of ten dollars ($10.00).

(Code 2007)