(A) Housing facilities for dogs must:
(1) Be structurally sound;
(2) Be kept in good repair;
(3) Protect the animals from injury;
(4) Contain the animals securely; and
(5) Restrict other animals from entering.
(B) Housing areas and animal food and bedding storage areas must:
(1) Be free of accumulated trash, waste material, junk, and weeds; and
(2) Be neat and free of clutter, including unnecessary equipment, furniture, and other material.
(C) The materials and construction of surfaces of dog housing facilities must:
(1) Be readily cleanable and sanitizeable, or removed or replaced when worn or soiled;
(2) Any surfaces that come in contact with dogs must:
(a) Be free of excessive rust that prevents cleaning and sanitizing or compromises structural strength; and
(b) Be free of jagged edges or sharp points.
(3) Be maintained on a regular basis.
(D) Dog housing facilities must be cleaned as follows.
(1) Hard surfaces that dogs may contact must be spot-cleaned daily.
(2) Floors made of dirt, absorbent bedding, gravel, grass, or similar materials must be raked or spot cleaned with sufficient frequency to ensure all animals can avoid contact with excreta. Contaminated material must be replaced if raking and spot cleaning does not prevent odors, insects, pests, or vermin.
(3) All other surfaces must be cleaned and sanitized as needed to meet generally accepted husbandry standards.
(E) Dog housing facilities must:
(1) Have reliable systems for adequate heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, and for carrying out husbandry requirements;
(2) Provide adequate potable water for drinking, cleaning, and carrying out husbandry requirements; and
(3) Provide readily accessible washing facilities for animal caretakers.
(F) Supplies of food and bedding must be:
(1) Stored in a manner that prevents spoilage, contamination, and vermin infestation;
(2) Stored off of the floor and away from walls;
(3) Stored in a manner that prevents deterioration of the food’s nutritive value (including refrigeration if necessary);
(4) Open supplies of food and bedding must be stored in leak-proof containers with tight fitting lids;
(5) Only food currently being used may be stored in animal areas; and
(6) Substances needed for animal husbandry but that are toxic to the animals may not be stored in food storage and preparation areas. These substances may be stored in cabinets in the animal areas.
(G) Housing facility operators must provide for regular and frequent collection, removal, and disposal of animal and food waste, bedding, debris, garbage, dead animals, water, and other fluids and wastes in a manner that minimizes contamination and disease risks. Housing facilities must have disposal facilities and drainage systems that:
(1) Are constructed and operated to rapidly remove animal waste and keep animals dry. Standing puddles of water in animal enclosures are prohibited;
(2) Minimize vermin and pest infestation, insects, odors, and disease hazards;
(3) Have properly constructed and maintained drains, including traps to prevent gas and sewer backup;
(4) Settlement ponds, if used, must be located far enough away from buildings to prevent odors, diseases, pests, and vermin infestation;
(5) Utilize trash containers in housing areas and food storage and preparation areas that are leak proof and that have tight fitting lids on at all times; and
(6) Do not store dead animals and animal waste in food storage or food preparation areas.
(Ord. 2018-6, passed 3-20-2018) Penalty, see § 111.99