(A) Permit required.
(1) Multiple pet permit. No more than three dogs over six months of age may be kept, harbored, possessed or maintained for more than 30 days in a single dwelling or business unit without a multiple pet permit.
(2) Kennel permit. No dogs for commercial purposes may be kept, harbored, possessed or maintained in any single dwelling or business unit without a kennel permit. Commercial purposes includes but is not limited to: boarding, training, or wholesaling of animals; but does not include the sale of individual animals to private owners.
(3) Exemptions.
(a) A veterinary hospital is not required to obtain a multiple pet permit or kennel permit unless the hospital also offers boarding or breeding services separately from hospital services.
(b) A person holding dog fancier permit on the effective date of this chapter need not obtain a multiple pet permit until the end of the term of the dog fancier permit.
(4) Wearing license tag. A dog for which a license is required under a multiple pet or kennel permit, which is removed for more than one day from the permitted premises, shall wear its current, valid license tag unless performing in the capacity of hunting, working, obedience, tracking or showing.
(B) Application.
(1) The application for a multiple pet permit or a kennel permit shall include a written application to the Animal Control Supervisor accompanied by an application fee.
(2) The Animal Control Supervisor may promulgate regulations governing the application and issuance of permits, consistent with this section.
(3) An application for a multiple pet permit or kennel permit shall list each dog to be included and show:
(a) Facilities exist at the location to adequately secure, feed, house and maintain the animals;
(b) Possession and maintenance of the animals at the location has not resulted in, and is not likely to result in the animals being subjected to neglect, suffering, cruelty or abuse;
(c) Within the prior three years, neither the applicant, the owner, nor the possessor of the animals has: had a city or county permit or license revoked; been issued an administrative citation or found civilly liable for a violation of this chapter or any law regulating animals; or been convicted for a violation of this division or any law regulating animals;
(d) All dogs maintained under a multiple pet permit shall be confined on the premises and shall be enclosed in a secure shelter during the hours of darkness, except when they are shown, exercised, tried, worked, hunted, or trained under the owner's control;
(e) A current rabies immunization certificate issued by a veterinarian for each dog listed.
(4) The required showing may be made by declaration under penalty of perjury.
(C) Decision.
(1) Inspection; notification. Before approving an application, the Animal Control Supervisor shall inspect the premises and notify adjacent property owners and tenants within 300 feet of the proposed use for multiple pets or a kennel. Adjacent property owners and tenants will be given at least ten calendar days to provide written or verbal comments regarding any complaints, noise or odor.
(2) Decision. The Animal Control Supervisor shall notify neighbors that a permit application has been filed, under division (C)(1) above, and allow them ten days to provide comments to the Supervisor. After the ten calendar days, the Supervisor shall determine whether the application will be approved (subject to conditions) or denied, and shall notify the applicant in writing of the decision.
(3) Approval and conditions. The Animal Control Supervisor may approve the permit subject to reasonable conditions.
(4) Term of permit; renewal. The permit is valid for one year. A multiple pet permit or kennel permit shall be renewed without review upon the filing of a complete application and payment of the necessary fees, unless the city has received or lodged any complaint concerning the permitted location within the last year.
(D) Fees.
(1) Multiple pet permit fees, kennel permit fees, application fees, and late permit fees are established by resolution of the City Council. The fees for the initial application and any application after complaints are received or lodged shall include the cost of inspecting the premises.
(2) Late fees are payable upon the failure to obtain a multiple pet permit or a kennel permit within 60 days of keeping, harboring, possessing or maintaining animals in excess of those specified in division (A), or upon the failure to pay a renewal permit fee within 60 days after it is due.
(E) Breeding limitation. A person holding a multiple pet or kennel permit may allow the parturition and rearing of no more than one litter per bitch registered by a nationally recognized dog registering body in any one calendar year.
(Ord. 2083-C-S, passed 4-8-14)