§ 5-4. Owner to present rabies certificate and pay license fee; tag and collar; impoundment of unlicensed dogs or cats.

A. 

Any person owning or desiring to keep a dog or cat within the City may be permitted to do so by exhibiting to the City a current rabies certificate showing the dog or cat to be owned or kept has been vaccinated against rabies and pay a license fee each year. It shall be the duty of the owner to provide such dog or cat a suitable collar to attach the license tag that will be issued by the City or other assigned person. All dogs or cats registered but not collared and tagged as aforesaid found running at large will be impounded and the owner subject to the same penalty as the owner of unregistered dogs or cats.

B. 

Any person convicted of a failure to vaccinate or license a dog or cat shall be fined not less than $50.