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Version 3 60 Section 515 —DOGS 515.01 —License Required. All dogs over six (6)months of age, kept, harbored or maintained within the City shall be licensed and registered. Dogs must be licensed on or before March l of each year and pay the license fee set forth in Section 600 and the license shall be valid for two (2) --- years. The applicant shall give the following information on forms provided by the City: owner's name and address,name of dog,breed (if known), color, and sex of the dog. 515.02 - Immunization for Rabies.-No dog will be licensed unless the owner furnishes a current rabies immunization record from a licensed veterinarian. 515.03 —Issuance of Tags; Duplicates. The Clerk will perform all duties according to State law in issuing dog licenses. The Clerk will furnish for each licensed dog a metallic or plastic tag, stamped or engraved with the register number of the dog and the year when registered. This number corresponds with name and address of the owner. The owner or keeper of a dog must place and keep around the dog's neck a collar on which the license tag is securely fixed. In case the tag is lost or stolen, the owner or keeper of a dog may receive a duplicate tag and a duplicate license upon presenting and surrendering to the Clerk the license or receipt issued when the dog was registered. The dog owner must pay the required duplicated license fee at this time. The duplicate license will be registered,numbered, described and issued as the original license. No person will be granted a duplicate tag and license unless the original tag has actually been lost or stolen. The Clerk may,before issuing a duplicate tag and license, require an affidavit to be made and furnished by the applicant. The affidavit must state the fact that the tag has been lost or stolen and is not at the time in the possession of the person. 515.04—Releasing IMpounded Dog. Any dog impounded when not properly licensed will be release only on payment of the appropriate license fee. This may include the impounding fee, and related costs, and the presentation of a current rabies immunization record from a licensed veterinarian. 515.05—Special Multiple Dog Licenses. Upon issuance of a special multiple dog license (3) dogs over tlfee-(3) six (6) months of age may be kept at a licensed premised upon compliance with the following: A. Written Approval: The filing of written approval of the occupants from at least seventy five percent(75%) of the residential property abuttin g within 200 feet of the licensed premised. B. Fenced Yard: The yard of the licensed premises is fenced in such a manner as to the restrain dogs on the premised from leaving the yard. C. Nuisance: Dogs kept on the licensed premised do not create a nuisance by excess barking or by creating unsanitary conditions. D. Fee: Payment of a yearly license fee pursuant to Section 600. E. Denial of Application: The Chief of Police may deny requests for renewal of a special multiple dog license based upon complaints received during the preceding year. In the event of such a denial, the applicant may, within ten(10) days of being advised of the denial, request, in writing, a hearing before the City Council on the denial.