(A) Owners of female intact Companion Animals must obtain a Litter Permit prior to the birth of a Litter or within one week after the birth of the Litter.
(B) All female Intact Companion Animals must have an ICAP and be Microchipped or otherwise Permanently Identified before a Litter Permit will be issued.
(C) No Person shall apply for or obtain more than four Litter Permits per Household in any consecutive 12 month period.
(D) No Person shall apply for or obtain more than one Litter Permit per female Companion Animal per Household in any consecutive 12 month period.
(E) Litter Permits expire six months from the date of issue.
(F) During the time the Litter Permit is in effect and while the Litter is with the mother, but for no longer than six months from the time of birth of the Litter, the Litter Permit Holder may exceed the Animal Possession Limits in this article.
(G) AACC may waive the Litter Permit Fee for Rescue Groups and Fosters.
(H) The following Care and Disposition requirements regarding Litter Companion Animals are in effect whether or not the Owner of the Litter possesses a Litter Permit:
(1) Puppies and kittens shall have at least the first in any series of required Vaccinations and be de-wormed by a de-worming treatment consistent with the size and age of the Animal before being transferred to a new Owner or otherwise separated from the mother.
(2) Puppies and kittens shall be microchipped or otherwise Permanently Identified prior to being separated from the mother. Proof of Permanent Identification must be provided to AACC.
(3) The Litter Permit Holder shall upon transfer or conveyance of the kitten or puppy, deliver a complete Vaccination record to the new Owner.
(4) The Litter Permit Holder shall document and retain for inspection the name and address of each recipient of any Litter Companion Animal once owned by the Litter Permit Holder.
(5) The Litter Permit Holder is liable for the medical costs, including medicine, for any puppy or kitten that is diagnosed as sick by a Veterinarian within one week from the date of sale. The Litter Permit Holder shall reimburse the new Owner the costs associated with the sick Animal, up to the amount of money the puppy or kitten was purchased for. The new Owner shall be allowed to keep the puppy or kitten even if the Litter Permit Holder pays the medical costs. The new Owner or the Litter Permit Holder may appeal to the Administrative Hearing Officer if there is a dispute as to the fact of the Illness or the amount of the charges. If the Litter Permit Holder does not prevail on appeal, the Litter Permit Holder shall reimburse the costs of the appeal to the new Owner.
(6) A Litter Permit is required to advertise any Companion Animal under the age of six months old for sale, gift or other transfer or conveyance, in any local periodical or newspaper of general circulation. The Litter Permit number must be included in any advertisement.
(7) Failure to advertise without including a valid Litter Permit number shall be a violation of this article. Any Person who advertises a Companion Animal and purports in the advertisement to reside outside the city limits or lists a telephone number outside the city limits and is subsequently found to maintain Companion Animals inside the city limits or is found attempting to sell Companion Animals in the city limits is in violation of this article. Each day of possession of each said Animal will constitute a separate offense.
(8) Puppies and kittens can only be sold, given as a gift or other transfer or conveyance from the location listed on the Litter Permit. Puppies or kittens being sold on public property or commercial property even with the Owner's permission are in violation of this article and the puppies and kittens may be seized.
(9) Puppies and kittens shall not be sold to a Pet Store, Animal Broker or other Animal dealer.
(10) Puppies and kittens shall not be released from the Permitted Premises prior to eight weeks of age.
(Ord. 18-2006; Am. Ord. 2019-032)