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The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by requiring that all dogs residing in the city be inoculated against rabies at the earliest age medically appropriate, that all dogs whose owners and keepers live in the city more than thirty days be licensed to identify them and the fact of their inoculation, that all dogs whose owners and keepers live elsewhere have their dogs licensed and inoculated in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction of their residence and to raise revenue to offset the costs of dog control programs.
(a) The owner or keeper of any dog kept within the city shall secure from the city manager and at all times maintain a current license for such dog. It is a specific defense to a charge of violating this section that:
(1) The owner or keeper of the dog had not yet lived in the city for thirty days; or
(2) The dog was four months of age or less.
(b) If ownership or possession of a dog licensed under this chapter changes, the new owner or keeper shall, before taking possession of the dog, obtain a new license upon presenting the old license, demonstrating compliance with the inoculation requirement, and paying the fee prescribed by subsection 4-20-7(b), B.R.C. 1981.
(c) The maximum penalty for a first or second conviction within two years, based on date of violation, is a fine of $500.00. For a third and each subsequent conviction, the general penalty provisions of section 5-2-4, "General Penalties," B.R.C. 1981, shall apply.
(a) The applicant for a license under this chapter shall apply on forms furnished by the city manager and pay the fee prescribed by subsection 4-20-7(a), B.R.C. 1981.
(b) The applicant shall provide satisfactory evidence that the dog has been inoculated against rabies as required by section 4-7-5, "Rabies Inoculation Required," B.R.C. 1981. This shall include, at a minimum, a written affirmation that the dog has been inoculated against rabies as required by section 4-7-5.
(c) No person shall submit a false affirmation of rabies inoculation. The making of a false affirmation shall constitute a violation of this subsection, whether made intentionally, knowingly or recklessly.
(d) The applicant shall apply for a renewal dog license no later than April 1 of the year immediately succeeding the year in which the license expired.
Ordinance Nos. 7087 (2000); 7326 (2003); 7606 (2008)
The license issued under this chapter is for a term of one or three calendar years and expires on December 31, as indicated on the license, but a license issued during one year is valid until April 1 of the immediately succeeding year if a one year license, and until April 1 of the third succeeding year if a three year license.
Ordinance Nos. 7087 (2000); 7326 (2003)
4-7-5 Rabies Inoculation Required.
(a) No owner or keeper of every dog over four months of age shall fail to have such dog inoculated against rabies when the dog becomes four months of age and again when the dog becomes fifteen months of age. Thereafter, no such person shall fail to have the dog inoculated every year, unless inoculated with a two or three year vaccine, in which case, no person shall fail to have the dog reinoculated before the expiration date for the vaccine used has passed.
(b) The inoculation required in this section shall be made by a veterinarian licensed by the State of Colorado using a vaccine licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture.
(a) No person who owns or keeps a dog that is found within the jurisdiction of the city shall fail to ensure that such dog at all times wears a collar or harness made of a durable material to which is attached at all times the appropriate dog tag or identification tag required by this section.
(b) Every dog required by section 4-7-2, "License Required," B.R.C. 1981, to be licensed shall bear a current City of Boulder dog tag that is issued by the city manager to each person who complies with the requirements of this chapter; that contains a serial number, the year of its issuance, and the words "City of Boulder"; and the color of which changes each year.
(1) No person who does not own or keep a dog fully licensed and inoculated under the provisions of this chapter shall possess a dog tag issued by the city manager.
(2) No person shall attach a dog tag issued by the city manager to the collar or harness of any dog except the dog tag issued to that dog at the time of issuance of the license to which the dog tag relates.
(3) If a dog tag is lost or destroyed, the license holder may obtain a duplicate tag from the city manager upon paying the fee prescribed by subsection 4-20-7(c), B.R.C. 1981.
(c) Every dog whose age is such that it is not required by this chapter to be licensed shall bear an identification tag setting forth the name and address of its owner or keeper.
(d) Every dog, the residency of whose owner or keeper is such that it is not required by this chapter to be licensed, shall bear an identification tag at any time that it is physically present in the city:
(1) If the dog's owner or keeper resides in a jurisdiction that requires a dog tag, the dog shall bear a current tag from such jurisdiction.
(2) If the dog's owner or keeper resides in a jurisdiction that does not require a dog tag, the dog shall bear a tag setting forth the name and address of its owner or keeper and a current rabies inoculation tag.
(e) The maximum penalty for a first or second conviction within two years, based on date of violation, is a fine of $500.00. For a third and each subsequent conviction, the general penalty provisions of section 5-2-4, "General Penalties," B.R.C. 1981, shall apply.
Ordinance No. 4879 (1985)
The city manager shall maintain official records of all dog licenses and dog tags issued and may also designate a place at which duplicate originals of these records shall be maintained.
19 Adopted by Ordinance No. 4637. Amended by Ordinance No. 7062. Derived from Ordinance Nos. 2208, 2642, 4019.