A. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel shall apply to the city clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such establishment.
B. The application shall describe the premises where the establishment is located or is proposed to be located, and the purpose or purposes for which it is to be maintained.
C. All kennels shall in addition to the other requirements of this chapter comply with the minimum standards by the dog officer or other person designated by city administrative authority. Failure to meet the standards shall be grounds for denial of a permit or revocation of a permit.
D. Every person owning or operating a kennel who does not individually register each dog therein shall be exempt from any individual dog vaccination-registration requirements, as provided in this chapter, if the dogs so kenneled are kept under proper confinement on the premises, and if such dogs are taken at large, they must be on a leash and under the control of a person who can reasonably be expected to retain such dogs in his custody and under his control.
E. Hospitals, clinics and other premises operated by licensed veterinarians for the care and treatment of animals are exempt from the provisions of this section.
F. No person, group of persons, or business entity within the city may own, keep or harbor more than five dogs, more than five cats, or more than a total of eight dogs or cats in any combination more than three months in age or older without obtaining a kennel license and complying with these provisions with respect to establishing and operating a kennel.
G. Whether or not fees are charged to the public, persons operating a kennel must obtain a nontransferable kennel license, which shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the kennel. A kennel license shall expire on December 31st of each year and shall be renewed by February 1st of the following year. No kennel license may be issued without an inspection certificate issued by the city manager or his or her designated agent. The annual kennel license fee shall be five dollars. (Amended during 1992 codification: Ord. 332 (part), 1985: prior code § 10-3-12)