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Publisher's Note: This Section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 24-26, passed 10-7-2024. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the amending legislation is codified.
During the public hearing, the following must occur.
(A) The applicant must, at minimum, explain the purpose for seeking the application, declare the number of animals to be kept under the permit and demonstrate how the wild or exotic animal(s) will be maintained, kept, held and controlled.
(B) Members of the public shall be allowed to object and show cause why the application should not be granted.
(Prior Code, § 90.062) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 01-42, passed 8-2-2001; Ord. 04-03, passed 1-5-2004)
Publisher's Note: This Section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 24-26, passed 10-7-2024. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the amending legislation is codified.
(A) Permits may be granted for any duration not exceeding one year. To obtain a renewal permit, a person must file an application for the renewal with an animal control officer. The lead animal control officer shall determine, without an administrative hearing, whether or not a renewal permit should be granted.
(B) In the event a renewal application is denied, the applicant may appeal that decision to the Exotic Animal Permit Review Committee which will utilize the hearing procedures set forth in § 90.061 of this code.
(Prior Code, § 90.063) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 01-42, passed 8-2-2001; Ord. 04-03, passed 1-5-2004; Ord. 07-22, passed 11-19-2007)
Publisher's Note: This Section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 24-26, passed 10-7-2024. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the amending legislation is codified.
Permits may not be transferred under any circumstances.
(Prior Code, § 90.064) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 01-42, passed 8-2-2001; Ord. 04-03, passed 1-5-2004) Penalty, see § 90.999
Publisher's Note: This Section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 24-26, passed 10-7-2024. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the amending legislation is codified.
(A) It shall be a condition of the issuance of a permit that the city or any of its agents shall be permitted to inspect the premises and all animals thereon which are kept under the permit, without notice between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any day. Refusal to allow an inspection by an authorized agent of the city shall be grounds for revocation or suspension of the permit.
(B) If, on inspection, it is found that the holder of the permit, or his, her or its employees, have failed to adequately hold or control the animal(s) held under the permit or to properly care for the animal(s) as set forth in this chapter, the lead animal control officer or designee who has performed the inspection shall report those findings to the Exotic Animal Permit Review Committee.
(Prior Code, § 90.065) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 01-42, passed 8-2-2001; Ord. 04-03, passed 1-5-2004; Ord. 07-22, passed 11-19-2007)
Publisher's Note: This Section has been REPEALED by new legislation (Ord. 24-26, passed 10-7-2024. The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the amending legislation is codified.
(A) The Exotic Animal Permit Review Committee may, after proper notice and hearing, revoke or suspend such permit for one or more of the following causes:
(1) Refusal by the permit holder to allow the city to inspect the premises or examine the animal(s) thereon which are kept under the permit;
(2) The conviction of the permit holder or any of the household members for the offense of cruelty to animals as set forth in § 90.036 of this code, whether or not said conviction is based upon the treatment of animals maintained, held or kept under the permit;
(3) The conviction of the permit holder or any of the household members for the offense of running at large as set forth in § 90.032 of this code or owner’s duties as set forth in § 90.030 of this code, whether or not said conviction is based upon the treatment of animals maintained, held or kept under the permit; or
(4) A reasonable showing that the health and safety of the public (PUBLIC shall include the members of the household where the subject animal(s) are maintained, held or kept under the permit) are endangered by the maintaining, holding or keeping of any of the animal(s) under the permit.
(B) Any decision of the Exotic Animal Permit Review Committee made pursuant to this section may be appealed to the City Council utilizing the hearing procedures set forth in § 90.061 of this code.
(Prior Code, § 90.066) (Ord. 97-16, passed 8-4-1997; Ord. 01-42, passed 8-2-2001; Ord. 04-03, passed 1-5-2004; Ord. 05-21, passed 3-21-2005; Ord. 07-22, passed 11-19-2007)
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