Auburn, Nebraska

§ 98.024 LICENSE AND TAX REQUIRED; TAGS.

(A)   Any owner of a dog or cat over the age of seven months within the municipality shall within 30 days after acquisition of the dog or cat acquire a license for each dog or cat. The owner shall renew the license annually for each dog or cat on or before January 2 of each year. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to administer the issuance of dog and cat licenses and to issue license certificates and license tags, as herein provided. The licenses and tags may be obtained from the Police Department or any veterinarian who practices in the county and agrees to issue the licenses. In applying for a dog or cat license, the owner of the dog or cat shall state, in writing, upon printed forms provided for the purpose of the application, his or her own name, current address, and telephone number, together with the name, breed, color and sex of the dog or cat being licensed.

(B)(2) Application having been made and a certificate of rabies vaccination having been presented, as hereinabove provided, the City Clerk, Police Department or veterinarian shall issue to the owner a license certificate and a metallic tag for each dog or cat licensed, upon the payment of the owner of a license tax of $10 for each neutered or spayed dog or cat, or $50 for each unneutered or unspayed dog or cat. In addition to and collected with the license tax, the owner shall pay the $1 fee required under Neb. RS 54-603(3) for each dog or cat licensed.

§ 98.035 LICENSE FEES.

For issuance of an altered dog or cat license the owner must provide a certificate of alteration from a licensed veterinarian or a statement from the veterinarian attesting that for age and/or health reasons alteration would be detrimental to the health of the animal and the owner must certify that the animal will not be used for breeding purposes.

§ 98.072 SPAYING AND NEUTERING.

All registered pit bulls shall be spayed or neutered, at the owner’s expense, and shall present to the City Clerk written proof from a licensed veterinarian that this sterilization has been performed. This evidence shall be presented to the City Clerk within the later of two months from the effective date of this subchapter or seven months after the birth of the pit bull.