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Chapter 12 - Licenses and Permits

4. A $25.00 nonrefundable inspection fee must accompany all
applications. The individual ownership permits fee is $25.00 per
animal.

5. Individual ownership permits and inspection fees are valid from the
date of issuance and expire on December 31 of the same year.

6. Individual ownership permits are only valid for the animal
specifically listed on the application and are not transferable to
another animal or another person.

7. Individual ownership permits holders shall notify the humane officer
of change of address or location for the animal.

8. An owner of a restricted animal upon the effective date of this
chapter will not be found in violation of the chapter as long as the
owner applies for an individual ownership permit within 60 days
after such date. Except in such cases, all individual ownership
permits must be received before the applicant may bring the animal
into the Village. In the case of snakes, the application must be
submitted before the snake reaches ten feet in length, but not before
the applicant’s acquisition of the snake.

9. All applicants for individual ownership permits must be at least 18
years of age.

10. Applications may be denied because of, but not limited to, the
following.

a. Providing false information on the application.

b. The enclosure for the animal is found to be unsafe for the
animal and/or people.

c. The applicant has previously been found in violation of other
provisions of this chapter.

11. The owner or custodian of any animal subject to or requiring an
individual ownership permit shall pay all expenses incurred in case
of escape of the animal.

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