Louisiana, Missouri

Section 210.120 License and Registration — Generally.

A. All persons owning, keeping, harboring or protecting a dog or cat within the City limits shall register and license the same with the City Clerk on or before the first day of June of each year and shall keep, upon or around the neck of such animal, the tag which shall be issued by the City Clerk. It shall be the owner’s responsibility to maintain in compliance with this Chapter.

Section 210.130 License and Registration — Fee — Certificate.

A. In order that an owner or keeper of any dog or cat may have the same registered, the following fee shall apply and be paid to the City Collector on or before the first day of June:

1. A one-year license for each dog and cat which has been spayed or neutered for the sum of five dollars ($5.00); or

2. A one-year license for each dog and cat which has not been spayed or neutered for the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35.00).

B. Such license or registration shall not be issued for any dog or cat unless such owner or keeper shall submit to the City Collector a certificate by a licensed veterinarian that such dog or cat has been vaccinated for rabies, and is designed to be effective for the full term for which such license or certificate is issued. Any person or keeper applying for a license or registration for a neutered male or spayed female dog or cat shall first produce and show to the City Collector a certificate from a licensed veterinarian setting forth that such dog or cat has been neutered or spayed. Upon the payment of the above-stated amount, the City Collector shall deliver to the owner or keeper of such dog or cat a certificate, in writing, which certificate shall show that such person has registered such dog or cat and which shall contain a description of the dog or cat and a number by which it has been registered. The City Collector shall also give to such owner or keeper a metal tag or check upon which shall be stamped the year for which such tax has been paid and a number corresponding with the certificate of registration.

Section 210.170 Impoundment of Dogs and Cats Running At Large.

C. If an animal is not redeemed by the owner or appears to have no owner within thirty (30) days after impoundment, the animal may be disposed of in one (1) of the following ways, but no other way:

1. Release for adoption by a new owner who shows evidence of ability and intention to provide the animal with an appropriate home and humane care; provided, that no unspayed female or unneutered male shall be released for adoption until spaying or neutering has been performed by a licensed veterinarian, or, if too young, the fee for such spaying or neutering has been paid, with a certification letter received from a licensed veterinarian so that it will be brought in for spaying at the age of six (6) months; register the animal with the City if residing in City limits, and by payment of thirty-five dollars ($35.00);

Section 210.180 Additional Adoption Requirements.

A. The City Pound shall agree to give title, possession and control of the animal so long as the adopter complies with the terms and conditions of the adoption agreement as follows:

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2. Non-spayed female or unneutered male must be spayed or neutered by a licensed veterinarian prior to release for adoption paid for by the adoptee, or, if too young, the fee for such spaying or neutering be paid, with a certification letter received from a licensed veterinarian so that it will be brought in for spaying at the age of six (6) months.