It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor any dog over six (6) months of age within the corporate limits of the City of Andover without first having obtained a license there.
(Ord. 135)
It shall be the duty of the owner, keeper or harborer of any dog over six (6) months of age to register the same with the Police Department. The owner, keeper or harborer of any such dog shall, at the time of registration, make application on a form provided by the city, stating his name and address and the name, breed, color and sex of each such dog: PROVIDED; that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a nonresident temporarily in the city for a period less than two (2) weeks, nor to dogs brought into the city for the specific purpose of participating in a dog show, nor to so-called “seeing-eye” dogs properly trained to assist blind persons when such dogs are being actively used in aiding blind persons in going from place to place.
(Ord. 135)
Any person who shall own, keep or harbor any dog or dogs six (6) months of age or over within the corporate limits of the City of Andover shall apply for registration of the same to the Police Department. Said registration shall be valid for two or three years depending on the expiration of the animal’s rabies vaccination.
The registration and license fee for each dog which is spayed or neutered shall be $10.00. The registration and license fee for each dog that is not spayed or neutered will be $15.00. Proof of spayed or neutering from a licensed veterinarian must be provided at registration.
(Ord. 684; Ord. 1255, Sec. 9)
Upon registration, the Police Department shall issue to the owner a license certificate and metallic tag for each dog so licensed. The license tag shall have stamped thereon the year(s) for which the same is issued and the license number of such dog. Each owner shall be required to provide each dog with a collar to which the license tag must be affixed and shall be responsible that the tag and collar are worn by such dog. Should a dog tag be lost or destroyed, the owner shall forthwith apply to the Police Department for a duplicate license tag and shall pay unto the Police Department the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for such duplicate dog tag. Dog licenses and tags shall not be transferable from one dog to another and no refunds shall be made on any dog license fee because of the death of the dog or the removal of the dog from the city before the expiration of the license.
(Ord. 684)
Any person making application for a license for a dog shall be required to exhibit to the Police Department at the time of making such application a certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian showing that such dog has been vaccinated or inoculated with a recognized anti-rabies vaccine and showing that the inoculation so administered to such dog will be effective for the entire period of time for which such license is issued.
(Ord. 135)
Whenever it shall become necessary to safeguard the public from the dangers of hydrophobia or rabies, the Mayor is hereby empowered to issue the proclamation of declaring it necessary to muzzle or confine, or both, all dogs in the city.
(Ord. 135)
When a city law enforcement officer believes that any dog has been exposed to or is infected by rabies, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement officer to impound such dog and notify the owner in writing of such impoundment and not to release such dog until the owner thereof has furnished the certificate of licensed veterinarian to the effect that such dog is not infected with rabies. In the event that such dog is found to be incurably infected with rabies, then in that event three (3) days notice of such infection shall be furnished to the owner, if known and thereafter the dog shall be destroyed.
(Ord. 135)
The owner of any dog which may be reasonably suspected of being infected by rabies or any other infectious disease dangerous to the public, shall forthwith notify a city law enforcement officer of such belief, and any owner, keeper, or harborer of a dog who knows or has reasonable belief that such dog is infected with rabies, or where such dog has attacked or bitten a human being, shall at his own expense confine said dog in a manner such that the dog cannot bite or attack any person or other animal for a period of at least ten (10) days and shall not release such dog from confinement until the Police Department has been presented with a certificate of a doctor of veterinary medicine certifying that the dog is not rabid.
(Ord. 135)
All funds obtained by the City Treasurer under the provisions of this article for licensing fees charged herein shall be credited to the General Operating Fund of City.
(Ord. 135)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article for which another penalty is not specifically provided shall, upon conviction thereof, be assessed or levied a fine of $25.00. The fines and fees as set forth herein may be modified from time to time by simple Resolution, which Resolution(s) shall at all times be on file in City Hall and available for inspection.
(Ord. 684; Ord. 1527)
(Ord. 1081; Ord. 1239; Ord. 1662; Ord. 1704; Ord. 1787)