For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PET ANIMALS. Includes any species of animals, except fish and worms, leeches or the like sold for fishing bait.
PET SHOP. Any person, firm, company or corporation maintained separately or in connection with another commercial enterprise which keeps, handles, breeds, sells, offers for sale, or exchanges pet animals for the purpose of wholesale or retail sale. The term PET SHOP shall not include a person, firm, company or corporation which sells, offers for sale or exchanges less than 25 pet animals in any single calendar year, nor which keeps lost or homeless pet animals for the purpose of locating the existing owner of the pet animals or a new owner and which recoups solely expenses incurred in caring for said pet animal.
(Ord. 97-5, passed 11-24-1997)