(A) Sanitizing of primary enclosures. Primary enclosures for animals shall be sanitized often enough to prevent an accumulation of debris, excreta or disease hazard. However, the enclosures shall be sanitized at least once a week.
(B) Sanitizing of other enclosures. Cages, rooms and hard-surfaced pens or runs shall be sanitized by washing them with hot water or with soap or detergent, followed by a safe and effective disinfectant or by cleaning all soiled surfaces with live steam.
(C) Maintenance of premises. Premises, buildings and grounds shall be kept clean and in good repair, and premises shall remain free of accumulations of trash.
(D) Control of pests. An effective program for the control of insects, ectoparasite and mammalian pests shall be established and maintained.
(E) Animal attendant. At all times during the hours the business is open, there shall be an employee on duty whose responsibility shall be the care and welfare of the animals which are held in that shop or business for grooming.
(F) Time limit.
(1) No animal shall be held for a period of more than 12 hours or overnight, unless permission is granted by the city’s animal control.
(2) No additional boarding, dog sitting or kenneling is permitted.
(G) Infectious disease and deformities. No person shall groom any animal that exhibits the following:
(1) Obvious signs of infectious disease;
(2) Obvious signs of severe infectious disease and debilitation sufficient to influence the general health of the animal and to be contagious to other animals or humans; or
(3) Obvious fractures or congenital deformities affecting the general health of the animal such that grooming would cause pain.
(H) Grooming services; additional sanitation and safety regulations. Grooming shops shall:
(1) Not board animals, but keep animals only for a reasonable time in order to perform the business of grooming;
(2) Provide adequate care and supervision over an animal which is being groomed to prevent it from falling, being injured or being hanged;
(3) Clean and disinfect equipment as necessary;
(4) Not leave animals unattended at a dryer or on a grooming table;
(5) Not prescribe treatment or medicine that is the province of a licensed veterinarian;
(6) Not put more than one animal in each cage unless required by the owner; and
(7) Floors should be swept and waste materials cleaned up after grooming any animal. Floors shall be cleaned at least four times daily.
(Prior Code, § 90.107) (Ord. 98-24, passed 7-6-1998) Penalty, see § 90.999