§ 8-16-4. Kennel license fees.

A.

Persons operating a commercial kennel, where dogs are owned, bred, boarded and/or held for sale, containing four or more dogs, in which dogs are kept and maintained exclusively therein, shall not be required to pay the license fee prescribed in section 8-16-2, provided they can produce evidence that the dogs have been vaccinated for rabies and such vaccinations are still current, but may pay in lieu thereof an annual license fee, beginning during the month of purchase and expiring during the same month of the following year, and thereafter purchased annually on the same basis, in advance of such expiration date, as follows:

1.

For each kennel with less than ten dogs: $10.00;

2.

For each kennel with from ten to 20 dogs: $20.00;

3.

For each kennel with over 20 dogs: $30.00.

B.

Persons operating a commercial kennel must, at the time of purchasing their license, show approval from the city and county health department as to the location and number of dogs to be kept. In making application for such a license to the city's treasurer's office, the kennel owner or operator shall furnish an affidavit showing the number of dogs kept therein. No license is transferable.

C.

A person owning four or more dogs, in a noncommercial capacity, but who may have dogs registered with a recognized kennel club, and the owner holds such animals for show or breeding purposes may, in lieu of section 8-16-2, purchase for a 12-month period, beginning during the month of purchase and expiring during the same month of the following year, a breeder's exemption certificate, which must thereafter be purchased annually on the same basis in advance of such expiration date from the city treasurer's office, for a fee of $30.00, which shall constitute a city license fee for all dogs so held. No license is transferable.

(Code 1967, § 7-38; Code 1985, § 5-58; Ord. No. 3189, § 1, 3-9-1982)