(a) No person, partnership, or corporation shall operate a commercial animal establishment or animal shelter without first obtaining a permit in compliance with this section.
(b) The City shall promulgate regulations for the issuance of permits and shall include requirements for humane care of all animals and for compliance with the provisions of this article and other applicable laws. The City may amend such regulations from time to time as deemed desirable for public health and welfare and for the protection of animals.
(c) When a permit applicant has shown that he is willing and able to comply with the regulations promulgated by the City, a permit shall be issued upon payment of the applicable fee.
(d) The permit period shall begin with the fiscal year and shall run for one year. Renewal applications for permits shall be made thirty days prior to, and up to sixty days after, the start of the fiscal year. Applications for a permit to establish a new commercial animal establishment under the provisions of this section may be made at any time.
(e) If there is a change in ownership of a commercial animal establishment, the new owner may have the current permit transferred to his name upon payment of a ten dollar ($10.00) transfer fee.
(f) No person shall train any dog to be used as a guard or sentry dog without possessing a valid license. This section shall not apply to the City/County government or any of its agencies. The application for a guard or sentry dog training license shall state the name and address of the owner and trainer, location of the facility, and the maximum number of dogs to be housed at the training facility.
(g) Annual permits shall be issued upon payment of the applicable fee:
Kennel authorized to house fewer than ten dogs or cats | $50.00 |
Kennel authorized to house ten or more but fewer than fifty | 100.00 |
Kennel authorized to house fifty or more dogs and cats | 150.00 |
Petshop | 100.00 |
Riding stable | 100.00 |
Auction | 100.00 |
Zoological park | 200.00 |
Circus | 100.00 |
Grooming shop | 50.00 |
Petting zoo | 150.00 |
Guard-dog training center | 200.00 |
(h) Every facility regulated by this article shall be considered a separate enterprise requiring an individual permit.
(i) Persons operating kennels for the breeding of dogs or cats may elect to license such animal individually.
(j) No fee may be required of any veterinary hospital, animal shelter, or government- operated zoological park.
(k) Failure to obtain a permit before opening any facility covered in this section shall result in a fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00).
(l) Any person who has a change in the category under which a permit was issued shall be subject to reclassification and readjustment of the permit fee.
(Ord. 93-005. Passed 4-5-93.)