Boonville Registration ordinance (§ 4-27)

The city shall keep a registry of all dogs, cats, and ferrets within the city which:

(1) Are voluntarily registered by their owners;

(2) Are adopted from the city animal shelter;

(3) Have been diagnosed with rabies;

(4) Have bitten or attacked a person or domestic animal; or

(5) Have been impounded, given a warning, or charged with any violation under this chapter.

This registry shall serve three functions: 1) to be of assistance to the animal control officer/police officers in returning animals to their owners, 2) to alert to trends or incidents of public health significance including rabies outbreaks or vicious animals, and 3) to provide a running account of animal interventions for proper enforcement of this chapter. The registry will collect the animal's name, breed, rabies vaccination status, physical description and whether or not the animal has a microchip along with the owner's name, address, phone number and emergency or back up person contact information.