(A) Any person desiring to maintain or operate a dog kennel within the city shall first obtain a license from the City Collector to do so and pay a kennel license tax of $35 per annum for three dogs over the age of three months and $25 per dog for each dog over the age of three months. A
DOG KENNEL, for purposes of this section, shall be an establishment kept for the purposes of selling, boarding, or training dogs but shall not be for the purpose of breeding dogs which is expressly prohibited under this section. No person shall maintain a dog kennel except pursuant to a license to maintain and keep a dog kennel. No person shall at any time keep, harbor, or own at one location within the city more than three dogs over the age of three months without a kennel license.
(B) All structures, pens, coops, or yards wherein dogs are permitted at a dog kennel shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times, devoid of all rodents and vermin and free from offensive, disagreeable, or noxious smell or odor to the injury, annoyance, or inconvenience of any inhabitants in the neighborhood. Any person purchasing a kennel license shall be provided a copy of this section and by purchasing a kennel license hereby consents and agrees to a random inspection of the premises where the kennel is maintained by the Chief of Police or any authorized city official.
(Prior Code, § 205.130) (Ord. 240, passed 3-1-1988; Ord. 321, passed 7-12-2003; Ord. 338, passed 3-5-2005)