(A) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to maintain a pet shop or kennel, including boarding kennel, for business unless such owner shall first pay to the town an occupation tax of $25 and obtain from the Town Clerk a license. Said license shall be posted at all times and shall be in lieu of all other registration fees prescribed provided that all animals in such a kennel or shop shall, at all times, be confined on the premises. Should animals belonging to such owner or keeper be allowed off the premises, the owner or keeper shall pay the same tax and registration fee as required for all animals not kept under this provision.
(B) Pet shops and kennels shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times and shall be subject to inspection by the animal control officer at any reasonable time.
(C) All pet shops and kennels, excluding private boarding kennels, shall:
(1) Maintain records and retain such records for a two-year period on all animals maintained in such facility. Such records shall show type/breed, color, markings, sex, age, date, and source of the animal; period for which the animal is maintained; date of disposition of the animal (including name and address of new owner); and disease prevention and/or treatment and by whom;
(2) Provide general environmental conditions to assure adequate physical space for such animal, control of parasites, clean food and water, weather protection, and clean and sanitary facilities; and
(3) Provide cages and pens of easily cleanable materials, if used for confinement, and keep such cages and pens clean and sanitary.
(D) Any person, firm, or corporation operating a private boarding kennel shall maintain such kennel in a sanitary condition and shall be subject to the provisions of this code of ordinances and any future zoning ordinance.
(E) No pet shop, kennel, private boarding kennel, stable, coop, or other establishment wherein animals are kept shall be maintained closer than 40 feet to any tenement or apartment house, hotel, restaurant, boarding house, retail food store, or building used for educational, religious, or hospital purposes or residence, other than that occupied by the owner or occupant of the premises upon which such animal is kept.
(Prior Code, § 3-13) Penalty, see § 90.99