Mount Vernon, Iowa

56.01 LICENSE REQUIRED.

All dogs four months of age or older which are harbored, kept, or maintained in the City shall be licensed. A license must be purchased within thirty (30) days after a dog is first acquired, harbored, kept, maintained, or brought into the City by a person residing in the City. Licenses must be renewed no later than January for that calendar year. Owners and custodians of dogs are responsible and liable for complying with the licensing requirements set out in this chapter.

56.02 FEES.  

Annual license fees and penalties for dogs shall be set by resolution by the City Council. Senior rate (for persons age 62 and over), if applicable, will eliminate the above fee for one license for a neutered or spayed animal per household. The City shall honor the request by a blind person, hearing impaired person, or physically disabled person not to be charged a fee to license his or her trained service animal. Any person who, for the reason of securing a dog license, falsely represents whether the dog is spayed or neutered or non-spayed or non-neutered shall be in violation of this section.