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 Minneapolis
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 4. ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL
 Chapter 63. LICENSES AND PERMITS

  § 63.70. License applications and restrictions.  

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  • (a) Every person required to obtain a license pursuant to this title shall submit an application on a form or in a format approved by MACC. If relating to a dog, cat, or ferret, applicants shall certify that the animal has been vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian against rabies in conformance with the requirements of this title. MACC shall provide each dog, cat, or ferret licensed with a metallic tag upon which shall be stamped or engraved the registration number of the pet. The annual fee shall be determined in the license fee schedule and may include the following:

    (1)

    Yearly, individual license unsterilized;

    (2)

    Yearly, individual license sterilized;

    (3)

    Three (3) year individual license unsterilized;

    (4)

    Three (3) year individual license sterilized;

    (5)

    Lifetime (sterilized and microchipped only);

    (6)

    Senior owner (age sixty-five (65) and above) discount individual sterilized;

    (7)

    Senior owner (age sixty-five (65) and above) discount individual unsterilized;

    (8)

    Low income (proof of income required), yearly license unsterilized; and

    (9)

    Low income (proof of income required), yearly license sterilized.

    (b)

    Sterilization requirements shall be considered to be met when the owner presents a rabies vaccination certificate from a veterinarian stating the animal is sterilized.

    (c)

    A lifetime license requires that the animal be currently vaccinated by a license veterinarian, sterilized, and microchipped. The owner shall cause to be maintained a current rabies vaccination on file with MACC at all times.

    (d)

    There shall be no reimbursement or refund of any license fee, including lifetime, upon the death or removal of the animal from the city and fees shall not be prorated.

    (e)

    Animals declared dangerous and potentially dangerous are not eligible for lifetime licenses.

    (f)

    Dogs in training with or trained by a recognized program with an established curriculum for training dogs for service to persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act or other applicable law, and dogs, cats, and ferrets awaiting adoption in foster homes for six (6) months or less under a recognized pet adoption program, shall be exempt from the license fees in this section. To qualify for an exemption, such programs shall be approved by MACC.

    (g)

    Licenses obtained under this title are not transferable from any owner to another owner or transferable from any animal to another animal.

    (h)

    Any animal found to be unvaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian or which vaccination has expired against rabies, shall also be deemed to be unlicensed for purposes of this title.

    (i)

    MACC may contract with veterinary clinics, pet stores, animal day care centers, and other businesses or entities as approved by MACC to receive pet license applications and to remit the license tags.

    (j)

    No license shall be issued or renewed until all outstanding fees, fines, or other financial claims of the city have been remitted to MACC. ( Ord. No. 2016-009 , § 1, 2-12-16)