(A) All commercial animal establishments shall obtain and maintain a valid commercial animal establishment license in order to operate a commercial animal establishment within the county.
(B) The commercial animal establishment licenses shall be issued by the county’s Fiscal Court through Animal Services. An application to obtain a commercial animal establishment license shall be completed by each commercial animal establishment. A separate application must be completed for each location in the case of commercial animal establishment chains and/or franchises. The premises for which a license is being granted shall be inspected by Animal Services. Animal Services shall issue a commercial animal license establishment license to the applicant upon payment of the required fee and passing of the required inspection.
(C) The commercial animal establishment license shall be valid for a period of one year. Licenses issued between 7-1-2019 and 6-30-2020 will be extended until 1-31-2021. After 1-31-2021, all licenses are due for renewal in the month of February.
(D) The commercial animal establishment license shall be renewed annually.
(E) The annual fee for a commercial animal establishment license shall be set by the Director of Animal Services and approved by the Fiscal Court.
(Ord. 3-1-20, passed 5-6-2020) Penalty, see § 90.99