(A) It shall be unlawful to keep, maintain, harbor or possess upon the premises of any one household more than two (2) dogs, unless the owner or person in charge thereof shall have obtained a kennel license.
(B) Application for a kennel license shall be made to the City Clerk and must be accompanied by the written consent of such kennel by at least seventy-five percent (75%) of all the persons in possession of premises within a radius of one hundred feet (100') of the premises upon which said kennel is to be maintained, and accompanied by the deposit of a license fee as established by resolution for three (3) dogs, and an additional fee as established by resolution for each dog over three (3), which deposit shall be returned to the applicant if the license is not finally issued.
(C) The application shall state the name and address of the owner, where the kennel is to be kept and the number of dogs. The application shall be in duplicate and the duplicate thereof shall be referred to the Central District Health Department, which Department shall within five (5) days thereof make its report of whether or not the location and operation of said kennel complies with the health regulations of the Department and if such report is unfavorable no license shall be issued by the Council.
(D) Kennel licenses shall not be transferable, and shall expire on December 31 of the year in which issued. Whenever additions are made to the number of dogs for which a kennel license has been issued, the licensee shall within three (3) days report to the Clerk and pay the required license fee; provided, however, that whenever puppies are born the issue of a dog theretofore counted in computing the license fee, such puppies shall not be counted as additions until three (3) months old.
(E) The issuance of a kennel license shall not obviate the necessity of obtaining an individual dog license, nor shall any of the provisions hereof be deemed to vary or alter any of the zoning regulations of the City.
(F) Kennel licenses may be renewed at the expiration thereof in filing a proper application therefor and paying the fee as herein set forth; provided that the applicant is then qualified to receive a license and the premises for which such renewal license is sought are suitable for such purpose; and provided further, that the application for renewal need not be accompanied by the written consent of the person in possession of premises within the radius of one hundred feet (100') of the premises upon which said license is to be maintained as provided in subsection (B) hereof.
(G) The holder of any kennel license who shall 1) neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this Section, or with the conditions under which any license shall be issued, or 2) who shall violate any provisions of any of the provisions of this Chapter, or 3) who shall violate any provisions of the laws of the State of Idaho, shall be subject to have his license suspended or revoked. The Clerk, upon order by the Council, shall give notice of suspension or revocation to the holder of the kennel license, which notice shall set forth specifically the charges or grounds for which the license was suspended and the facts on which such suspension is based, and such notice shall be served on the holder of such license. The notice of suspension shall designate the time and place that a hearing will be held before the City Council. If the Council finds that the basis of either the suspension or revocation is substantiated, the license shall be suspended or revoked. If such license is suspended, the license and all evidence thereof shall be surrendered by the holder thereof and shall be held by the Clerk until the end of the period of suspension; and in the event that the license issued under this Section is revoked, the holder shall be ineligible to obtain another kennel license for a period of one year from the date of such revocation.
(H) Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be subject to a fine as established by resolution or by not more than thirty (30) days' imprisonment in the Valley County jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 297, 11-13-72; Renumbered by Ord. 334, 4-11-77; amd. Ord. 706, 11-23-2020)