LICENSE: Every owner of a dog or cat over the age of six (6) months shall procure a dog or cat license from the City Clerk on or before the fourteenth day of February of each year. Such license fee shall be due and payable between January 1 and February 15 of each year. Licenses become delinquent on February 15 of each year and there shall be a $10.00 penalty assessed for a delinquent license, except in those cases where, by reason of residence or age, the dog or cat was not subject to licensing during the January 1 to February 14 period. The annual license fee shall be $16.00 for each male or female dog intact; $8.00 for each male or female dog spayed or neutered; $10.00 for each male or female cat intact; and $5.00 for each male or female cat spayed or neutered.

IMMUNIZATION: All dogs or cats six (6) months old or older shall be vaccinated against rabies. Before issuance of the license the owner shall furnish a veterinarian’s certificate showing that the dog or cat for which the license is sought has been vaccinated, and the vaccination does not expire within six (6) months from the effective date of the dog or cat license.

NUMBER RESTRICTED: It is unlawful for any person to own, keep, or harbor at any time more than two (2) animals in any combination (dogs and/or cats) over the age of six (6) months per residential or dwelling unit in the City; however, this shall not apply to a boarding kennel or commercial kennel as defined by Iowa Code 162.