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Article 3. Dog License. Section 4-13. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: "Altered" means dogs that have been either spayed or neutered. The applicant must present a certificate from a veterinarian licensed to practice within the State showing the description, age, and breed of the dog and certifying that it has been spayed or neutered. "Microchip" means a computer chip that has an identification number prograznmed into it and is approved by the animal control contractor. "Unaltered" means dogs that have not been spayed or neutered. Section 4-14. License fee. (a) Biennial license fees for dogs shall be as follows: Altered dogs Altered dogs/ Unaltered Unaltered with a Unaltered 4-7 dogs, 8+ dogs microchip months old months old, 8+ months (no microchip) with a old microchip (no microchi ) Fee Per Dog $2 $6 $10 $15 Upon receipt of the license fee, the director of finance shall issue a metal tag of such form and design as the director may designate with a serial number and the yeaz for which it is issued inscribed thereon, charging therefor the sum of 50 cents, which tag shall be attached to a collar of the dog for which the license has been issued. (b) The full amount of the fee shall be paid for any fraction of any year for which a license is issued. Section 4-15. Disposition of fee. All moneys received by the director of finance under this article shall be used to support the Spay/Neuter Community Assistance Program. Section 4-16. Seizure of dogs by officers. (a) Seizure of Unlicensed Dogs. (1) Every officer shall seize any unlicensed dog found running at large or found upon any public highway, street, alley, court, place, square, or grounds, or upon any unfenced lot, or not within a sufficient enclosure, and confine it in a pound or any suitable enclosure for a minimum period of forty-eight hours, during which time it shall be subject to redemption by its owner by payment of the license due, if any, and an impoundment fee of $10. Every dog found without a registration tag affixed to the dog's collar will be deemed to be unlicensed. 4