Live Oak, Texas

• A license is required for any person to have a dog or cat over the age of 4 months. The license fee is less than half the price or free for certain animals who are spayed or neutered.

Sec. 4-7. – License fees; vaccination certificate prerequisite to issuance of dog and cat license tags.

(a) Every owner of a dog or cat, upon presentation of a vaccination certificate, as provided for in subsection 4-5(a), to the animal control officer or his representative, showing that the dog or cat has been vaccinated with a one-year antirabic vaccine; and upon payment of a fee of $5.00 shall be issued a one-year license and a corresponding numbered license tag. Provided, however, the fee of $2.00 shall be a fee for a one-year license tag, in the case of an animal which has been spayed or neutered. The owner of any dog or cat, which has been spayed or neutered, shall present such proof as animal control may specify, in order to qualify for the $2.00 license. Provided, however, the license shall be free in the case of an animal which has been verified as spayed or neutered and additionally has an active implanted microchip and that microchip is verified by a veterinarian’s receipt identifying the animal or that the microchip was verified by the scanning device maintained by animal control personnel.

(b) Every owner of a dog or cat, upon presentation of a vaccination certificate, as provided for in subsection 4-5(a), to the animal control officer or his representative, showing that the dog or cat has been vaccinated with a three-year antirabic vaccine; and upon payment of a fee of $15.00 dollars shall be issued a three-year license and a corresponding numbered license tag. Provided, however, the fee of $6.00 shall be a fee for a three-year license tag, in the case of an animal which has been spayed or neutered. The owner of any dog or cat, which has been spayed or neutered, shall present such proof as animal control may specify, in order to qualify for the $6.00 license. Provided, however, the license shall be free in the case of an animal which has been verified as spayed or neutered and additionally has an active implanted microchip and that microchip is verified by a veterinarian’s receipt identifying the animal or that the microchip was verified by the scanning device maintained by animal control personnel.

(c) Licenses are valid concurrent with the date of rabies vaccination and expire on the date specified on the rabies vaccination certificate.

(d) The animal license tag issued hereunder shall be in the shape of an acorn a predetermined color for each year as animal control may prescribe.

(e) All dogs and cats four months and older are required to be licensed.

(f) In the event the animal license tag is lost or damaged and unreadable, a duplicate must be obtained from animal control upon presentation of a valid vaccination certificate and the payment of $2.00.

(g) Dogs and cats must wear collars with the city license tag attached thereto at all times.

(Ord. No. 1302, § 7, 3-13-07)