Wakefield, Nebraska

Sec. 6-102– Dogs; license.

(1) Any person who shall own, keep, or harbor a dog over the age of three (3) months within the city shall within thirty (30) days after acquisition of said dog acquire a license and pay a license fee for each such dog. Thereafter, the license fee for each such dog shall be due annually on or before June 30 of each year. Licenses shall be issued by the City upon the payment of a license fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for each neutered male dog and each spayed female dog, and fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each male or female dog which is not neutered or spayed. If said license is applied for and the license fee is paid between June 1 and June 30, the license fee for a neutered male dog or spayed female dog shall be reduced to three dollars ($3.00) and the fee for a male or female dog which is not neutered or spayed shall be reduced to five dollars ($5.00). Said licenses shall not be transferable and no refund will be allowed in case of death, sale, or other disposition of the licensed dog. The owner shall state at the time the application is made and upon printed forms provided for such purpose, his or her name and address and the name, breed, color, and sex of each dog licensed by said owner. A certificate that the dog has had a rabies shot, effective for the ensuing year of the license, shall be presented when the license is applied for and no license or tag shall be issued until the certificate is shown.

Sec. 6-105– Dogs; wrongful licensing.

It shall be unlawful for the owner, keeper or harborer of any dog to permit or allow such dog to wear any license, metallic tag or other City identification other than that issued by the City for such dog, nor shall the owner, keeper, or harborer knowingly license an unneutered male dog or unspayed female dog with a license prescribed for a neutered male or spayed female dog.