All Dog Day Care facilities must comply with the following criteria:
(a) The hours of operation shall be limited daily any time between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.
(b) Dogs may be groomed, trained, exercised, and socialized, but not kept or boarded overnight, bred, sold, or let for hire.
(c) There shall be no more than thirty (30) dogs on the premise at one time.
(d) Provide indoor and outdoor recreational areas for dogs. Indoor recreational area shall be at least one hundred (100) square feet per dog, and outdoor recreational area shall be at least one hundred and fifty (150) square feet per dog.
(e) Provide sight-obscuring fencing for all on-site outdoor recreation areas. The fence shall provide full containment for the dogs and be secured at all times. The fence structure shall be deep enough and secured to the ground to prevent escape and high enough to prevent dogs from jumping or climbing over. The fence shall comply with all fence provisions in this ordinance.
(f) If there is a grooming facility on site, it must be physically separated from primary enclosure areas and food storage.
(g) A person must be physically present at all times to monitor dogs.
(h) Feces, hair, dirt, debris, and food waste must be removed at least daily or more often if necessary to prevent accumulation and to reduce disease hazards, insects, pests and odors.
(i) Tethering is prohibited. Restraining or confining dogs shall comply with the Code of the City of Moundsville Section 505.04.
(j) Dogs shall display all required licensing, vaccination, and identification tags. Current records of required licensing and vaccination shall be kept by the dog day care.
(k) Dog day cares may not provide services to dogs over the age of 6 months which are not spayed or neutered. (Passed 10-3-17.)