19750218 1975-6ORDINANCE NO. 1975-6
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3
OF THE FAIRFAX CITY CODE
TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW SECTION 3-8.1
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Fairfax, Virginia, that Chapter 3 of the Code of the City of
Fairfax be and the same hereby is amended to provide for a new
section 3-8.1 which will read in its entirety as follows:
"Sec. 3-8.1. Do~ license required; license tax on dogs.
"It shall be unlawful for any person to own a dog six months
old or older in this city unless such dog is licensed, as required
by the provisions of this chapter. Any dog not wearing a collar
bearing a license tag of the proPer calendar year shall prima faci~
be deemed to be an unlicensed dog and in any proceedings under
this chapter the burden of proof of the fact that the dog has been
licensed shall be on the owner of the dog. No license tag shall
be issued for any dog unless there is presented to the city
treasurer at the time application is made for such license, the
certificate of rabies vaccination required by section 3-10.
"There is hereby provided and levied an annual license tax
upon any dog within the city six months old or older, of thxee
dollars.
"Upon application and payment of such license tax, to the cit
treasurer, the city treasurer shall issue a dog license tag, which
tag shall bear an assigned number and the current license year.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
Introduced: February 4, 1975
Adopted: February 18, 1975
Attest:
Cfty ~lerk