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37 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 1 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 do 41 be heensed u ^'° s the^vv%er-ftH:flishes the vai ° within 18 meths of the appheation for-the No dog will be licensed unless the owner furnishes a current rabies immunization record from a licensed veterinarian. 515.03 —Issuance of Tags, DLiplicates. 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, the kupeunding fee, any related eests, and . This may include . the impounding fee, and related costs, and the presentation of a current rabies immunization record from a licensed veterinarian. Section 520—KENNELS 520.01 —License Require. No person may keep or harbor in any place within the City except in a licensed in a licensed kennel, more than two (2) three (3) dogs over the age of six (6)months. Any premises which are kept and maintained for the business of selling,boarding,breeding, showing, or treating dogs, and any place where more then twe-(2) three (3) dogs over the age of six months are habitually kept, is deemed to be a kennel. No premises may be kept or maintained as a kennel without a kennel license issued by the City after payment of the license fee set forth in Section 600. 520.02 - Conditions. Kennels must be kept in a clean sanitary and well-ventilated condition at all times. All kennels must be open to inspection by City officials at all reasonable times. No kennel will be maintained with the boundaries of a residential district.