Centralia, Missouri

Section 4-10 Dog and cat license required.

A. No dog owner or cat owner shall keep any dog or cat more than five (5) months of age within the City unless a license therefor has been secured. Every application for a license shall be accompanied by a certificate from a qualified veterinarian showing that the dog or cat to be licensed has been given a vaccination against rabies in compliance with this Article. Except as provided below, licenses for dogs and cats shall expire on the first (1st) day of January next following their issuance. If the rabies vaccination certificate for the dog or cat to be licensed indicates that the vaccination will be effective for the full period for which the license is to be issued (through the first (1st) day of January), then the dog license or cat license shall expire on the first (1st) day of January next following its issuance. If the vaccination certificate for the dog or cat to be licensed indicates that the vaccination will not be effective for the full period for which the license is to be issued, then the dog license or cat license shall expire at the end of the time the vaccination certificate indicates the vaccine is effective, unless before that time, the dog or cat is vaccinated against rabies again as provided in Section 4-12 and another rabies vaccination certificate for that dog or cat is presented to the City Clerk before the end of the time the earlier vaccination certificate indicates the vaccine is effective, indicating that the vaccine will be effective for the remainder of the period for which the license was issued.

B. Licenses for dogs shall be issued by the City Clerk upon presentation of the vaccination certificate and payment of a fee of two dollars ($2.00). Licenses for cats shall be issued by the City Clerk upon presentation of the vaccination certificate and payment of a fee as follows:

1. For a cat that has been spayed or neutered or is less than nine (9) months of age, a fee of two dollars ($2.00), and

2. For a cat nine (9) months of age or older that has not been spayed or neutered, a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00).