A. Permit Required: Any person who keeps dogs or cats on his/her own property for the purpose of a kennel or a cattery shall obtain a permit paying the licensing fees required by subsection D1 of this section. Kennels and catteries are only permitted in certain manufacturing zones, and are subject to the requirements set forth in title 15 of this Code.
B. Inspections: It shall be a condition of the issuance and maintenance of any permit that the City or the County Health Department shall be permitted to inspect all animals and the premises where animals are kept at any time and may, if permission for such inspection is refused, revoke the permit or license of the refusing owner. The County Health Department is hereby authorized and empowered to close such place of business and keep it closed until conditions complying with laws governing the protection and keeping of animals are met.
C. Term: The permit period shall begin with the calendar year and shall run for one year. Renewal application for permits shall be made thirty (30) days prior to, and up to sixty (60) days after the start of the calendar year. Application for a permit to establish a new kennel or cattery under the provisions of this title may be made at any time prior to opening.
D. Fees:
1. Enumerated: Annual kennel and cattery permits shall be issued upon payment of the applicable fee:
a. Authorized to house between 3 and 15 dogs and between 7 and 15 cats | $ 50.00 |
b. Authorized to house between 16 and 30 animals | 75.00 |
c. Authorized to house 31 or more animals | 100.00 |
2. Exemptions: An incorporated, nonprofit animal welfare organization shall be exempt from the payment of the above fees, although permits shall be required.
3. Animal Hospitals: A fee shall be required by any veterinary hospital acting as a kennel, cattery or animal shelter.
E. Permit Regulations:
1. Facilities; Individual Permits: Every facility regulated by this title shall be considered a separate enterprise and requires an individual permit.
2. Posting; Nontransferable: A valid permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place in each establishment, and this permit shall be considered as appurtenant to the premises and not transferable to another location. The permittee shall notify the City within thirty (30) days of any change in his/her establishment, or of a change in ownership of the establishment or operation, which may affect the status of the permit. Permits are nontransferable.
F. Reclassification: Any person who has a change in the category under which a permit was issued shall be subject to reclassification and appropriate adjustment of the permit fee for any subsequent year.
G. Cruelty To Animals Conviction; Permit Prohibited: No person who has been convicted of cruelty to animals shall be issued a permit to operate a commercial animal establishment within five (5) years of conviction.
H. Revocation:
1. False Information: If the applicant has withheld or falsified any information on the application, the city shall refuse to issue a permit or may revoke a present permit.
2. Disposition Of Animals: The city or agency responsible for the revocation of a permit shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, oversee the humane adoption, euthanasia or relinquishment for scientific or educational purposes of all animals owned or kept by the person whose permit has been revoked. No part of the permit shall be refunded.
3. Reapplication; Fee: Any person having had a permit revoked may not reapply for a period of one year. Each reapplication shall be accompanied by a ten dollar ($10.00) fee.
(Ord. 2013-44, 10-15-2013)