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To amend City Code ?? 26-819, concerning the composition of dog and cat licenses and tags, 26-820, concerning dog and cat licenses required annually and vaccinations, and 26-823, concerning false statements to secure a dog or cat license and penalty for failure to obtain a dog or cat license, for the purpose of facilitating the efficient issuance of animal licenses.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That sections 26-819, 26-820, and 26-823 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015) be and are hereby amended and reordained as follows:
Sec. 26-819. Composition of license; tags.
A dog or cat license shall consist of a license receipt and a metal tag. The tag shall be stamped or otherwise permanently marked to show ["City of Richmond," the sex of the dog or cat, the calendar year for which issued,] in all capital letters, "RICHMOND, VIRGINIA" and [it] shall bear a serial number. The tag for dogs or cats kept in a kennel shall show the maximum number of dogs and cats authorized to be kept in the kennel under the license, and there shall be issued therewith a metal identification plate for each dog and cat authorized to be kept in the kennel under the license, numbered to correspond with the serial number of the tag.
Sec. 26-820. Licenses required annually; vaccination.
Dog and cat licenses shall be issued to and obtained annually by persons liable for the license tax levied by this article and shall be effective for [and during each calendar year beginning January 1 and ending December 31] one year from the date issued. Any person liable for the license tax levied by this article may obtain a dog or cat license by making oral or written application therefor to the Collector or agent, accompanied by payment of the license tax and a certificate that the dog or cat for which the license is to be issued has been vaccinated or treated for rabies. For a spayed or neutered dog or cat, the purchaser of such license shall certify in w...
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