§ 5-41. Dog license required—Exceptions.

No person shall own or keep any dog over four (4) months of age which has not been licensed pursuant to the provisions of this article, except:

(a)

A license shall not be required for any dog found within the unincorporated area of the county when its owner resides in any city within the county and such dog is wearing or has attached to it a valid license tag issued by such city.

(b)

A license shall not be required for any dog owned by a person who is a nonresident of the county and is traveling through the unincorporated area of the county or temporarily visiting therein for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days; provided, that such dog has been vaccinated consistent with the requirements of this article and its owner presents proof of such vaccination upon demand and further provided that such dog is confined on the premises of the person in charge of it while temporarily in the county.

(c)

A license shall not be required for any dog brought into the unincorporated area of the county and kept therein for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days for the exclusive purpose of entering the same in any show, exhibition, field trial or other competition or for breeding purposes; provided, that such dog has been vaccinated consistent with the requirements of this article and its owner presents proof of such vaccination upon demand and further provided that such dog is confined on the premises of the person in charge of it while in the county except when being groomed, trained, bred, shown, exhibited or in competition.

(d)

A license shall not be required for any dog having a valid license issued by a city within the county when its owner has within the preceding year moved his or her principal place of residence from such city to the unincorporated area of the county, provided that such city similarly exempts from license requirements any dog having a valid county license and owned by a person who has moved his or her principal place of residence from the unincorporated area of the county to such city within the same time period.

(Ord. No. 4782 § 3, 1994.)