A. No person or household shall own, harbor or keep more than a combined total of four (4) dogs or cats or any combination thereof over the age of three (3) months without a valid shelter-refuge-professional animal permit, hobby breeder site permit or multiple animal site permit.
1. A household may have up to four (4) dogs or cats or any combination thereof provided that all of the animals shall be sterilized.
a. A medical waiver certificate may be acceptable in cases when the sterilization of an animal would pose a substantial threat to the health of the animal. The certificate shall be on official letterhead from a licensed veterinarian and shall contain the name and address of the owner of the animal, a description of the animal, the medical condition prohibiting sterilization, and the date upon which the animal may be sterilized. A medical waiver certificate must be resubmitted annually. This does not waive the reclaim fee.
2. No person or household shall permit or allow the breeding of a dog or cat in the absence of a valid hobby breeder site permit or litter permit.
3. No person or household may own, harbor or keep more than two (2) canine hybrids, all of which must be sterilized, and such ownership of canine hybrids shall not result in a combined number of dogs, cats or canine hybrids totaling more than three (3). (Ord. 2012-10, 11-13-2012)