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COUNTY DOG FACILITIES, LICENSING, AND INSPECTION
Any license may be summarily revoked if it was obtained by using false information and/or fees were paid with an uncollectible, forged, insufficiently funded, or other unacceptable check or commercial paper.
(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001) Penalty, see § 91.999
This section applies to all dog facilities maintained in the County whether such facilities are denominated as kennels, holding facilities, shelters, or otherwise in this Dog Control Ordinance, and whether privately or publicly owned, if the facility houses three or more fertile dogs or five or more spayed or neutered dogs, or any combination thereof. However, this section does not apply to municipal holding facilities owned and operated by municipal corporations in the County unless the municipality consents to the application of this Dog Control Ordinance by the execution of an intergovernmental agreement as provided for in § 91.055.
(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)
No person shall operate a commercial or noncommercial dog kennel, as specified in § 91.121, without first obtaining an annual license from the County for each kennel operated. Fees required for commercial and noncommercial kennels shall be established by Board order. A temporary six-month permit issued at 50% of the cost for regular license fees may be available for facilities provided rabies certificates for all animals are produced for inspection by the Sheriff.
(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001) Penalty, see § 91.999
(A) A non-commercial kennel is a facility in or adjacent to a private residence where a minimum of three and a maximum of ten small or medium dogs of licensable age, or a maximum of five large dogs of licensable age are kept for the hobby of the householder, used for hunting, herding, exhibition in shows, field or obedience trials, or for the guarding and protection of property. The sale to individuals of no more than 15 dogs per calendar year which were born and raised on the premises, or the occasional housing of adult dogs for propagation purposes shall not in itself make a kennel “commercial.”
(B) A COMMERCIAL KENNEL is a facility intended to be operated as a business, where boarding, grooming, or training services for dogs are performed to realize a profit, or where dogs are bred or kept for the purpose of sale or resale to dealers, brokers, pet shops, kennels, or individuals.
(C) The Sheriff shall determine whether a kennel is commercial or non-commercial and assess fees accordingly. Appeal from the Sheriff’s determination shall be to the Board of Commissioners as provided in § 91.129.
(D) The County’s Department of Planning shall forward copies of any kennel or dog training facility land use applications to the Sheriff’s office dog control unit for review.
(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)
Upon receipt of an application for a dog kennel license or land use application from the Planning Department, the Sheriff shall inspect the facility and, upon determination that the facility and its operation complies with all applicable provisions of this Dog Control Ordinance and other applicable state and federal laws, shall issue a license. The Sheriff shall approve or deny an application made under this Dog Control Ordinance within 120 days of its receipt and the payment of the applicable fees, or the application shall be deemed approved for the current year, subject only to revocation as provided in this Dog Control Ordinance.
(County Ord. 692, passed 7-12-2001)
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