Any person owning, keeping or harboring any dog(s) or cat(s) within the City older than minimum age must obtain a license as herein provided. Application shall be made to the City Clerk or designated agent which shall include the name and address of the applicant owner, description of the animal, and the appropriate fee. License fees shall not be required for seeing eye dogs or governmental police dogs. This requirement shall not apply to a nonresident keeping a dog or cat within the City for no longer than 30 days.

(Ord. 675)

Any person making application for a license shall be required to present or exhibit to the City Clerk or designated agent, a statement or certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian showing that such animal has been vaccinated or inoculated with recognized anti-rabies vaccine and that the vaccination or inoculation of such animal will provide adequate protection for the entire licensing period for which the tag is issued.  The City Clerk shall maintain a record of the identifying numbers of all tags issued and shall make this record available to the public.

(Ord. 675)

All licenses shall be acquired at the office of the City Clerk or designated agent. The licensing period shall begin January 1, and shall run for one year. Application for license may be made 30 days prior to and not more than 90 days after the beginning of the licensing period; provided, that if the license tag required for any such animal shall not be obtained prior to April 1 of any year, the owner or harborer shall pay a penalty of $2.00 per month for each month delay in obtaining the license required by Section 2-201 of this Article. Persons making application for animals brought into the community or reach minimum age on or after April 1 of the licensing year shall be required to pay 50 percent of the fee stipulated in Section 2-205 to license the animal for the remainder of the period. The penalty hereinabove provided shall be in addition to that provided under Section 2-211

(Ord. 675)

It shall be the duty of the City Clerk or designated agent to procure at the expense of the City such number of suitable City identification tags as may be necessary, numbered and showing the year for the purpose designated in Section 2-201 of this Article. Upon presentation of the information required by Section 2-201 and 2-202 of this Article, the City Clerk or designated agent shall issue a current tag and receipt showing the name and address of the owner, a description of the animal for which the tag is issued, and he number of the identification tag.

(Ord. 675)

Upon receipt of an application meeting the requirements of Section 2-201 and 2-202, the City Clerk or designated agent shall issue a license after payment of the applicable fees as follows:

(a)   Each unneutered dog or cat - $20.00 per year

(b)   Each neutered dog or cat - $5.00 per year

Provided that any animal which is incapable of reproduction as verified by a licensed veterinarian, shall be considered as neutered for the purpose of licensing. 

Provided that the City Clerk or designated agent shall issue one duplicate tag to replace a tag which has been lost, upon payment of a replacement fee of $2.50.

(Ord. 675)

Dogs and cats must wear identification tags at all times when off the premises of the owner(s).  No person may use any license for any animal other than the animal for which is was issued.  It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to counterfeit the license tags herein authorized, or to take or steal from any animal the tag duly purchased and placed on such animal by the owner or harborer thereof.

(Ord. 675)

No person shall maintain or operate a Kennel within the City of Potwin, Kansas.

(Ord. 675; Ord. 709)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than $50.00 nor more than $300.00.

(Ord. 675; Ord. 709; Code 2022)