(A) Any person operating a pet shop or grooming salon, boarding facility or pet day care or operating as a dealer in domestic animals, including birds, fish, and reptiles, or offering for commercial sale any domestic animal ("permittee"), is required to obtain a permit ("permit") from the Animal Control Officer no later than January 31 of each year.
(B) An Animal Control Officer will inspect any such facility prior to permit issuance. The permit must be renewed each year thereafter on the anniversary of issuance, subject to the approval of the Animal Control Officer.
(C) The amount of the fee to obtain an initial permit and to renew any permit will be established by resolution of the City Council.
(D) Any permittee will maintain records as specified by the city on an application form that has been approved by the city for permit issuance.
(E) Any Animal Control Officer or public health officer will be allowed to inspect any facility at which the permittee is engaging in activities requiring a permit during regular hours of operation without prior notice to the permittee.
(F) Any permit must be conspicuously displayed in an area within public view of any place where the permittee is engaging in activities requiring a permit.
(G) Applications to obtain and renew permits may be denied by the Animal Control Officer if any Animal Control Officer determines an applicant or permittee has demonstrated fraudulent practices, inhumane treatment of animals, or violation of local, state, or federal laws.
(H) An applicant may appeal any denial for a permit or renewal to the City Manager or the City Manager's designee.
(I) A permit may be revoked after investigation by the Animal Control Officer and hearing in accordance with §§ 91.801 et seq.
(Ord. 914-C.S., passed 4-20-21)