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To own a dog over three months of age, one must obtain a license.

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Sec. 3-46.

Required; application.

(a) Any person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of any dog or potbelly pig over three (3) months of age within the city must obtain a license as provided in this article.

(b) Application for a license must be made within thirty (30) days after obtaining a dog or potbelly pig over three (3) months of age, within thirty (30) days after such dog or potbelly pig is brought into the city or within thirty (30) days after such dog or potbelly pig reaches three (3) months of age, except that this requirement will not apply to a nonresident keeping a dog or potbelly pig within the city for no longer than sixty (60) days.

(Code 1964, § 4-2; Ord. No. 18-1995, § 5, 10-4-95)


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