A. For licensing each altered dog, male or female, the county department of animal regulation shall collect and receive a fee of five dollars, and for licensing each unaltered dog, male or female, it shall collect and receive a fee of ten dollars, unless the owner or custodian of the dog chooses to place a deposit for the spaying or neutering of the dog, with the county department of animal regulation. This deposit shall be forfeited to the county department of animal regulation if the operation is not performed by the expiration date of the license issued.

B. The license fee shall be paid by March 8th of each year. After this date a late penalty shall take effect and the late license fee shall be twice the prepenalty fee.

C. Puppies must be licensed upon reaching the age of four months. A spay-neuter deposit may be placed with the county department of animal regulation, at which time the lesser fee of five dollars shall be charged.

D. Any dog brought within the city after March 15th of each year shall be registered within thirty days or these penalties shall accrue from date of entry into the city: provided, that any dog which has a valid license from any other county or city within the state shall be so registered upon a fee of one-half the established fee. (Prior code § 4115.7)