§ 12-2-13. Same—Fee; when payable; half year licenses and fees.

(a)

No license fee shall be charged for any dog, whether male or female, until the dog attains the age of four (4) months. The annual license fee to be paid shall be as fixed from time to time by the city council. The license fee shall be due and payable to the city collector on July 1 of each year and if not paid by August 1 of each year the fee shall be increased 50 percent.

(b)

When a dog is acquired after July 1 of any license year, the dog shall be registered and the license fee shall be due and payable on or before the fifteenth day after the date of acquiring the dog; provided, that the license fee shall be one-half of the yearly fee if the dog is acquired during the last half of any license year.