CHAPTER 13-300. - LICENSING AND REGULATORY PERMITS.

13-301. - Licensing and Registration of Dogs.#

(1)

It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, harbor, or maintain a dog over the age of six (6) months of age, without registering and obtaining a license for such dogs from the Tremonton City Office, Animal Services Division or other authorized vendor.

(2)

All dogs must be licensed to a person of the age of eighteen (18) years or older.

(3)

License applications must be submitted utilizing a standard form provided by the Animal Services Division. The application shall be accompanied by the prescribed license fee (as per the fee resolution) and by a current rabies vaccination certificate.

(4)

All dogs brought into the City shall require registering and licensing within thirty (30) days, or within thirty (30) days after having reached the age of six (6) months.

(5)

For any dog not registered within thirty (30) days after having been brought into the City, or within thirty (30) days of being six (6) months old, the owner thereof will be required to pay an additional license late fee amount as contained in the City's Consolidated Fee Schedule, adopted by Resolution of the City Council.

(6)

No dog shall be licensed as spayed or neutered without proof that the surgery has been performed.

(7)

Dog licenses shall be renewed each year, each license being valid from January 1st through December 31 st of each year.

(8)

A penalty as set in the City's Consolidated Fee Schedule, adopted by Resolution of the City Council, shall be added to delinquent payments. Licenses not renewed by March 31 st shall be subject to the applicable late fee.

(9)

No refunds shall be made on any dog license fee because of death of the dog or the owner's leaving the City before expiration of the license period.

13-302. - Exemptions for Licensing.#

The provisions of Section 13-301 of this Title shall not apply to the following: (1)

Licensed dogs whose owners are non-residents, temporarily remaining (up to thirty (30) days) within the City, provided however, that these dogs have a current license from their previous place of residence;

(2)

Individual dogs within a properly licensed kennel or other such establishment;

(3)

A person sixty (60) years of age or older may obtain a dog license for a spayed or neutered dog for a one-time fee as established by fee resolution; owners will need to obtain a new tag each year for their dog, there will be no charge for each new tag;

(4)

Service Animals properly trained to assist blind persons, if such dogs are actually being used by the blind person to assist them in moving from place to place, or Service Animals registered in a recognized training program must be licensed, but will not be assessed a fee;

(5)

Service Animals properly trained to assist deaf persons, if such dogs are actually used by deaf persons to aid them in responding to sounds must be licensed, but will not be assessed a fee;

(6)

K-9 Assistance animals especially trained to assist officials of governmental agencies in the performance of their duties, which are owned or maintained by such agencies; or

(7)

Dogs brought into the City for the purpose of participating in any dog show. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Title shall be construed so as to exempt any dog from having a current rabies vaccination every two (2) years.

13-303. - Tag and Collar Required.#

(1)

Every owner shall be required to provide each dog with a collar to which a license tag issued by the Animal Services Division must be affixed, and shall see that the collar and tag are constantly worn. In the event a dog tag is lost or destroyed, the owner shall obtain a duplicate issued by the Animal Services Division.

(2)

It shall be unlawful to transfer a license tag from one animal to another. No person shall place or keep on an animal a license tag which was not issued for that animal. Counterfeit or imitation license tags may not be placed or kept on any animal. No refunds shall be made on any license fee for any reason except for significant errors by the Division, and then at the Director's reasonable discretion.

(3)

Any person removing or causing to be removed the collar, band, harness or tag from any licensed dog without the consent of the custodian thereof, except a veterinarian or Division Officer who temporarily removes such for medical reasons or other good cause, shall be in violation of this Title.

(4)

Additionally, any person removing or causing to be removed any identification collar, band, harness or tag from any dog or cat without the consent of the custodian thereof, except a veterinarian or Division officer who temporarily removes such for medical reasons or other good cause, shall be in violation of this Title.

13-304. - Kennel License.#

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or maintain a kennel without first obtaining a kennel license from the City Planning and Zoning Department and from the Animal Services Division. Owners shall first seek a kennel license from the City Planning and Zoning Department, to be approved by the Planning Commission, and an inspection approval from the Bear River Health Department. Upon receiving a kennel license from the City and an inspection by the Bear River Health Department, the Animal Services Division will perform an additional inspection and upon approval will issue a City Kennel License. Kennel Licenses are valid for one (1) year from the date of issue, and must be renewed annually. No Kennel License shall be issued to any residence within any neighborhood with zoning regulations that prohibit the same. The Kennel License shall be considered as appurtenant to the premises, and not transferable to another location.

13-305. - Number of Animals per Residence.#

It shall be unlawful for anyone to own, keep, harbor, maintain or oversee more than two (2) cats over the age of three (3) months old; and/or more than three (3) reptiles per residence; and/or more than two (2) dogs over the age of six (6) months old at any residence unless the appropriate Kennel License has been obtained and kept in current standing within the provisions.

13-306. - Business License.#

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a boarding kennel, cattery, pet shop, groomery, riding stable, or any similar establishment unless such person first obtains a business license from Tremonton City.

13-307. - Exemptions.#

Research facilities where bona fide medical or related research is being conducted, humane shelters and other animal establishments operated by state or local government or which are licensed by federal law are excluded from the licensing requirements of this Title.

13-308. - Inspections.#

All establishments required to obtain a license under this Title shall be subject to periodic inspections, and the inspector shall make a report of such inspection with a copy to be filed with the Animal Services Division.

13-309. - Suspension or Revocation of License.#

A license may be suspended or revoked or a license application rejected on any one (1) or more of the following grounds: (1)

Falsification of facts in an application;

(2)

Violation of any of the provisions of this Title or any other regulation governing the establishment, including noise, building and zoning ordinances, or maintaining or selling illegal species; or

(3)

Conviction of a charge of cruelty to animals.

13-310. - Cat Trap Permit Required.#

It shall be unlawful for any person or group to trap detain, or cage capture any feline (cat) without first obtaining a City Cat Trap Permit. Permits, allow the individual a five (5) work day period, specified by the City, during which the holder may trap cats on their own real property only. A Permit fee, as per the fee resolution, will be assessed. Persons trapping cats must use only live traps that have been inspected and authorized by an Animal Services Officer. All trapped cats must be turned over to the Animal Services Division within eight (8) hours of the cat being trapped. Water and/or food should be provided to the animal as needed by the permit holder prior to the animal being turned over to the Animal Services Division.

City live traps are available on a limited basis for a rental fee, as per the fee resolution. Issuance of a Permit is limited to space availability at the shelter and availability of rental traps. No trapped cats will be accepted at the Animal Services Shelter without the appropriate permit.