4-2-1720: DEFINITIONS:
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
ANIMAL:
Common mammalian household pets such as dogs or cats. The provision of this article shall not apply to reptiles, amphibians, birds, or fish.
ANIMAL GROOMER(S) or GROOMERS:
Persons engaged in animal grooming.
ANIMAL GROOMING:
The cleaning, styling, and appearance maintenance of animals, or the handling of animals in preparation for these services, with the exception of preparation for medical purposes or procedures.
ANIMAL GROOMING FACILITY OR BUSINESS:
Any establishment where commercial animal grooming takes place.
ESTABLISHMENT:
A business or other organization, or the place where a business or organization operates.
GROOMING ARMS:
Polls or posts, that extend over the grooming table or grooming station, from which tethering devices are attached.
GROOM LOOPS:
Any tethering devices where a loop is placed around the head or neck of an animal but the amount that it tightens is limited or restricted when pressure is applied.
GROOMING NOOSE:
Any tethering device where a loop is placed around the head or neck of an animal but the amount that it tightens is not limited or restricted when pressure is applied. This definition does not include "grooming loops".
MOBILE ANIMAL GROOMING BUSINESS:
An animal grooming business operated out of a van or other vehicle that preforms animal grooming at locations off-site from the address where the business is licensed.
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATION:
Includes, but is not limited to, International Professional Groomers, International Society of Canine Cosmetologists, National Dog Groomers Association of America, or American Kennel Club. Such organization shall adhere to standards of care, safety and sanitation that are similar or equivalent to those set forth by the Professional Pet Groomers and Stylists Alliance.
SELF-GROOM:
Animal grooming performed by the owner or guardian of an animal at a commercial animal grooming facility.
TETHERING DEVICE:
Any device used to restrain or tether an animal to a grooming table or other surface. (Ord. 20-O-2828, eff. 1-1-2021)