Jacksonville, Arkansas

6.04.020 – Licensing.

B. Cat and dog licenses.

1. (a) All cats and dogs over four (4) months of age shall be licensed as provided herein. Application for a cat or dog license shall be made to the License Authority and shall state the name, address, and telephone number of the owner(s), the name, breed, color, age, sex, sterilization status of the animal, and a certificate of rabies vaccination issued by the Licensing Authority. Applicants shall pay licensing fees in the amount of Five Dollars ($5.00) per year for sterilized animals, and Thirty ($30.00) a year for non-sterilized animals. However, the cost of a dog or cat license for a non-sterilized dog or cat who, based on a written opinion of a duly licensed veterinarian, is incapable of being sterilized due to a potential serious medical risk or a serious medical condition shall be Five Dollars ($5.00). In prosecution for failure to license a dog or cat, it shall be presumed that a non-sterilized dog or cat does not have such a serious medical risk or condition unless written proof of such risk or condition is provided by the animal’s owner.

(b) Any person required to obtain a cat or dog license pursuant to subsection (a) above shall have the option, in lieu of said annual licensing process and fees, to obtain a lifetime City cat or dog license if said cat or dog is sterilized. To be eligible for a lifetime license, the owner must purchase and implant an approved identification microchip from a qualified veterinarian and provide proof of such to Animal Control. There shall be no fee for a lifetime City license for a sterilized dog or cat. Any person obtaining a lifetime City animal license pursuant to this section shall still be required to maintain the annual vaccination requirements of JMC 6.04.030.

6.04.090 – Reclaiming Impounded Animals.

1. Any person owning, possessing or keeping an animal which has been allowed to run at large and which has been impounded by Animal Control may claim and retrieve such animal from Animal Control by paying a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per day, plus:

(a) Licensed, vaccinated, and sterilized animals:

First Offense …..$15.00

Second Offense …..25.00

Third Offense …..50.00

Subsequent offenses …..75.00

(b) Unlicensed, unvaccinated, or non-sterilized animals:

First Offense …..$30.00

Second Offense …..50.00

Third Offense …..100.00

Subsequent Offenses …..150.00