§ 4-116. General applicability.

(a)

Animal license required. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, or harbor within the village any dog or cat over the age of four months unless such dog or cat is properly licensed pursuant to this chapter.

(b)

Exemptions. The licensing requirements of this section shall not apply to:

(1)

Dogs owned and used by law enforcement agencies;

(2)

Dogs or cats belonging to a nonresident of the village and kept within the boundaries of the village for not longer than 20 days; provided however, that all such dogs and cats of nonresidents shall be properly vaccinated against rabies at the time of entry into the village; and shall comply with all other requirements of this chapter while kept within the village; and

(3)

Dogs or cats maintained temporarily within the village for the purposes of a production as provided for in section 4-27.

Any person claiming the licensing exemption set forth in subsection (b)(2) of this section shall have the burden of proof to demonstrate the applicability of the exemption.

(Code 1993, § 4-5.1; Ord. No. 2011-O-32, 5-10-2011)