8-5-3-59: KENNEL, HOBBY:
   A.   A maximum of ten (10) dogs shall be allowed as a hobby kennel. For the purposes of this section, a litter of puppies together with the mother, shall count as one dog until the litter reaches six (6) months of age. Each puppy over six (6) months of age shall be counted as one dog.
   B.   The owner shall maintain a valid Ada County dog license for each dog as required by section 5-7-3 of this code. The owner shall comply with section 5-7-4 of this code regarding limitations on dogs.
   C.   Facilities in which dogs are housed and the designated location for feeding and watering shall be in the rear yard and a minimum of fifty feet (50') from any property line. In residential districts and properties under 2.5 acres in the rural base districts, all dogs shall be housed indoors during the night.
   D.   The dogs shall be physically restrained from running at large. In residential districts, visual screening shall be required to buffer adjacent land uses.
   E.   No commercial dog boarding shall be allowed.
   F.   The owner shall have a continuing obligation to maintain adequate housekeeping and sanitation practices designed to prevent the creation of a public nuisance and to reduce to a minimum the factors of noise and odor.
   G.   If located within airport influence area B-1, B, or C, the dogs shall not spend more than two (2) hours each day outside a soundproofed structure as set forth in chapter 3, article A of this title. (Ord. 389, 6-14-2000; amd. Ord. 902, 10-2-2019)