7.16.010 Registration – Dogs and cats.
A. Registration Required. Within the city, no person shall own any dog or cat over the age of six months without registering each dog or cat.
B. Registration. Registration of a dog or cat shall include the name, phone number, and address of the owner and the name, breed, color, age and sex of the dog or cat, whether the dog or cat is spayed or neutered, the expiration date of its rabies vaccination, rabies certificate number, and the location and description of any identification on the dog or cat.
C. Immunization. The city shall not register a dog or cat unless the dog or cat has been vaccinated with a state of Alaska approved rabies vaccine by a licensed veterinarian, or by a state of Alaska lay rabies vaccinator, and the period of immunization has not expired. Proof of immunization shall be a completed rabies vaccination certificate in the form required by the state of Alaska.
1. If ownership of an animal is transferred and the animal has a current rabies immunization, proof of transfer of ownership or proof of the animal’s identification must be provided when registering the animal.
D. Expiration of Dog and Cat Registration. Dog and cat registrations expire as follows:
1. For dogs and cats not tattooed or microchipped in compliance with this chapter, the registration expiration date is three years from the date of registration.
2. There is no registration expiration date for dogs and cats tattooed or microchipped in compliance with this chapter.
E. Application to Canid Hybrids. The rabies vaccination requirement for registration does not apply to canid hybrids unless and until the state of Alaska approves a rabies vaccine for the particular species of canid hybrids.
F. Violation. Violation of subsection (A) of this section is an infraction. (Ord. 09-69(AM) § 6, 2009; prior code § 12.10.010)