Bowling Green, Kentucky

5-1.03   Registration; Tag Required.

It shall be the duty of the owner, keeper or harborer of any dog or cat to register the same each year with and pay the appropriate license fee imposed hereinbelow to the Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society, hereinafter referred to as BGWCHS, or representative thereof, who shall issue a receipt in the form of a tag of metal or other durable material, having stamped or engraved thereon the registration number and year of registration, and such tag shall be attached to a suitable collar and kept on the dog or cat at all times.

5-1.05   License Fee and Penalty.

a.   There is hereby levied an annual license fee upon the owner, keeper or harborer of each dog and cat within the corporate limits of the City. The fee for unspayed female or unneutered male dogs or cats shall be forty ($40.00) dollars, and the fee for all spayed or neutered dogs or cats shall be ten ($10.00) dollars, which license fee shall cover a one-year period. In addition to the aforementioned license fees, each owner shall also pay the cost of the appropriate tag. Owners of unspayed female or unneutered male dogs and cats shall also be issued a spay/neuter certificate worth a prescribed amount towards the cost of a spay or neuter surgery at the BGWCHS or participating veterinarians.