Cut Bank, Montana

6-3A-4: REGISTRATION AND VACCINATION REQUIRED; REGISTRATION FEE:

A.   Requirements; Fees: All dogs kept, harbored or maintained in the city shall be vaccinated and registered on or before April 15 of each year. Registration tags shall be issued by the city clerk-treasurer upon proof of vaccination for rabies and upon payment of a registration fee of five dollars ($5.00) per year for every spayed female or neutered male dog. Nonspayed female dogs or nonneutered male dogs shall have a registration fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per year. Should said license fee not be paid on or before April 15 annually, then said license fee shall be deemed delinquent, and in the event that the license fee hereby levied becomes delinquent, the license agent shall cause to be levied and collected, in addition to the license fee above set forth, a ten dollar ($10.00) delinquent fee. The owner shall state at the time of application for registration and upon printed forms provided for such purpose his/her name, address, and the name, breed, color, and sex of each dog owned or kept by him. Proof of vaccination shall consist of a certificate of vaccination from a registered, licensed, and practicing veterinarian, after which the license agent shall issue the registration tag upon payment of the registration fee hereinabove set forth. The penalty shall not apply to new registrations.

6-3A-14: KENNEL LICENSES:

A.   License Required: A kennel license shall be required by any owner who wishes to maintain more than two (2) dogs for commercial purposes for boarding, training or breeding.

B.   Inspection: The intended facilities shall be inspected by the animal control officer upon initial application and annual renewal, such inspection to include the physical facilities as well as assessment as to the effect such facility may have on the neighborhood.

C.   Recommendation: Following the inspection, the animal control officer will recommend to the licensing authority either approval or disapproval of the application.

D.   Fee: There shall be an annual kennel fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00), with the number of dogs being specified in the initial application and any application for renewal.

E.   Zoning: Kennels may be allowed in all zoned areas inside the city limits.

F.   Renewals: Licenses shall be renewed within thirty (30) days of the expiration date, or the application will be treated as a new application. In any event, the license shall expire on December 31 of each year, no matter when obtained during the year. In the event a kennel license is renewed, and there is no increase in the number of dogs stated in the application upon which the renewal is based, then consent is unnecessary for such renewal. In the event there is an increase in the number of dogs, a new application shall be submitted to the city for approval for the license to be renewed.

G.   Exclusions: No fee may be required of any veterinary hospital, city owned animal shelter, or government zoological park.

H.   Separate Facilities: Every facility regulated by this section shall be considered a separate enterprise and shall have an individual license.