(A) All dogs, cats, and other animals shall be licensed. On or before July l of each year, every owner of a dog, cat, or other animal four months old or over, shall apply to the Dog Warden for a license for each dog, cat, or other animal kept by him. The application shall be accompanied by a license fee of $2 for each animal.
(B) License fees shall be charged as provided in this division for the following businesses or facilities.
Business or Facility | License Fee |
Abattoir, stockyards, hatchery, livestock auction, or other place where livestock or poultry are regularly bred, kept, offered for sale, or slaughtered for commercial purposes, covering all animals kept during the year.
| $100
|
Animal dealer
| 50
|
Commercial zoo, animal act, circus, or similar act of exhibition of animals, covering all animals kept
| 50
|
Kennel or pet shop having between five to ten animals in its possession during year
| $ 10
|
Kennel or pet shop having over ten animals in its possession during year
| 15
|
Livery or riding stable, covering all horses kept
| 50
|
(C) No license shall be issued for any kennel unless the kennel shall have been inspected by the Dog Warden and found to meet the standards for kennels in § 90.35.
(D) No license fee shall be required of any humane society, veterinary hospital, municipal animal control facility, or zoological garden operated by a governmental agency.
(Ord. 79-4, passed 1-22-79; Am. Ord. 81-6, passed 10-28-81)
Statutory reference:
Authority to license, regulate dogs, see KRS 258.365