Cat and Dog

DOG & CAT ANNUAL LICENSE - IMMUNIZATIONS
All dogs and cats over six (6) months of age kept in the city shall be licensed by the owner. The license shall be
affixed to each animal.
Annual license fees for dogs and cats shall be set by City Council resolution. Failure to purchase a license before
April 1st of any given year shall result in a late fee being charged for late license purchase. The renewal licenses
are available October 1 through March 31 and new licenses can be purchased any time.
All dogs and cats six (6) months or older, and all dogs and cats who are between the ages of four (4) and six (6)
months at the time they are licensed, shall be vaccinated against rabies before issuance of a license.

FEE SCHEDULE FOR DOG & CAT LICENSES
Dog and Cat licenses can be purchased at the Newton Police Department (101 West 4th Street South) Monday
through Friday from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Current proof of rabies MUST be provided upon purchase of license.
Before April 1, of each year
Altered dog/cat $15.00
Unaltered dog/cat $25.00

Delinquent beginning April 1, of each year
Altered dog/cat $35.00
Unaltered dog/cat $45.00

CITY OF NEWTON
DOG & CAT
ORDINANCE GUIDELINES

Newton Police Department in cooperation
with the Jasper County Animal Rescue League

Newton Police Department
101 West 4th Street South
Newton, Iowa 50208
Phone (641) 791-0850
Business hours: Monday thru Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Jasper County Animal Rescue League
5411 Liberty Avenue
Newton, Iowa 50208
Phone (641) 792-5407
For emergencies only call: (641) 792-1547
www.iowatelecom.net/~jcarl
Business hours: Monday - Friday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

DOGS AND CATS AT LARGE

Dogs shall be deemed at large if they are not under restraint by one of the following methods:

Accompanied by and obedient to the commands of the owner
Confined on premises by an adequate fence or by leash, cord or chain that does not allow the dog to go beyond the
owner's property line
On a leash
Or confined within a motor vehicle.

Cats are allowed to be unrestrained any time within the city, except if the cat is causing damage or interfering with
property of another.

Dogs and cats not under restraint are considered to be "at large" and are subject to impoundment. Impoundment
is at the Jasper County Animal Rescue League located at 5411 Liberty Avenue, Newton, Iowa (641) 792-5407.

GENERAL PROHIBITIONS & DUTIES

It shall be prohibited for any person to permit or allow an animal owned by that person or under that person's
custody or control to defecate upon public property, park property, public right-of-way, or the property of another.

It shall be the duty of every person owning or having the custody or control of an animal to clean up, remove and
dispose of the feces deposited by such animal upon public property, park property, public right-of-way or the
property of another. Failure to do so shall constitute a misdemeanor.

No person owning or having an animal under their control or within their car or custody shall permit such animal to
bark or make any loud or unusual noises during times which the owner knows or should expect that such noise will
disturb one or more neighbors.