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• > of age or more, to fail to obtain a license therefor from the City, except as follows: individually licensed. A. Dugs cunfincd to a City licensed commercial kennel need not be B. Dogs conTined to a City licensed residential kennel shall be individually licensed but need not wear the license tag while they are confined in the kennel. C. Dogs currently licensed by another jurisdiction may be temporarily kept in the City for a period not to exceed thirty days provided the dog wears a tag or other identification from such licensing jurisdiction, and provided that the current City license is obtained if the temporary stay extends beyond thirty days or otherwise becomes permanent. Dogs licensed by other jurisdictions are not exempt horn the kennel licensing requirements or from any other provision of this Section. Subd. 4. Application. All licenses shall be issued by the City and applications therefore shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the State of Minnesota, showing that the dog is vaccinated against rabies for the duration of the applied for license. Should the rabies vaccination expire prior to the full term of the license, the owner is responsible for updating such vaccination. No more than two dog licenses .shall be issued to any one person or for any one lot, property or address at any one time unless there shall first have been issued a current residential or commercial kennel license for said person, lot property or address. Subd. 5. Fees. All licenses and impounding fees provided for in this Section shall be issued only upon payment in full of fees fixed and determined in accordance with City Code Section 1.05. License fees shall be due for the full two-year license period except that licenses issued in even-numbered years may be prorated to one-half of the two-year license fee. No other prorating shall be permitted. Subd. 6. Tag Required. All licensed dogs shall wear a collar and have a tag firmly affixed thereto evidencing such license for the current year. A duplicate for a lost tag may be issued by the City upon presentation of the receipt showing the payment of the license fee for the current license period, and payment of the fee for a duplicate license. Tags shall not be transferable, and no refund shall be made on any dog license fee because of leaving the City or death of the dog before the expiration of the license. Subd. 7. License Period. All dog licenses shall be issued and be valid for the whole or unexpired portion of two year periods beginning on January 1 of each odd-numbered year. All dog licenses regardless of the date of issuance shall expire on December 31 of each even-numbered year. Dog owners shall apply for license renewal prior to the license expiration date.