§ 6-2-3. Dog license application; issuance and expiration of licenses.

(a)

An application for a City dog license may be filed with the Animal Control Division, or with any authorized City agency or department, or with a nonprofit organization authorized by the City to issue a dog license, by a person who presents a valid Michigan driver's license or a valid Michigan identification card.

(b)

The application for a dog license shall state:

(1)

The full name of the owner of the dog;

(2)

The age, breed, color, markings, name, and sex of the dog; and

(3)

The name and address of the last previous owner of the dog, if applicable.

(c)

The application for a dog license shall be accompanied by a valid certificate of a current vaccination for rabies, with a vaccine licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture, and signed by a licensed veterinarian, for the dog being licensed. A license for a dog may only be issued without such certificate in accordance with section 6-1-7 of this Code. A license shall not be issued where the dog's current rabies vaccination will expire more than one (1) month prior to the date on which the license would expire.

(d)

Where the required application for a dog license has been completed and the license fee paid, the Animal Control Division, or any authorized City agency or department or nonprofit organization authorized by the City, shall cause to be issued to an applicant an annual license to harbor, keep, or shelter a dog within the City for the term commencing at the date of the issuance of the license and expiring one (1) year from the date of the rabies vaccination.

(e)

All dog licenses that are required under this article for any leader dog used by a blind person, or any other specially trained dog which provides assistance to a disabled or physically challenged person, shall be issued for the life of the dog.

(Ord. No. 04-04, § 1, 1-30-04)