Upon receipt of an application for an initial permit by the animal care services manager, the application shall be forwarded to the building inspections division of the city, the superintendent of the city zoo, and the public health department of the county and designated employees of these departments shall ascertain whether or not the applicant's plan is in conformity with all laws governing their respective departments.
If the applicant's plan is in conformity with the law governing such departments, departmental approval shall be indicated on the face of the application. If the applicant's plan is not in conformity with the law governing the departments, the face of the application shall be marked "Not Approved" and the reason for nonapproval noted thereon, along with any revisions or changes in the applicant's plan which if made would result in approval by the department in question.
Upon approval by the departments of an application for an initial permit or upon the receipt of an application for a renewal permit, the animal care services manager shall make any investigation he or she deems proper. He or she shall approve an application if he or she finds all of the following:
A. The keeping of the wild animal at the location specified in the application will not violate any law or ordinance of the city or any law of the state;
B. The keeping and maintenance of the wild animal will not endanger the peace, health, or safety of persons in the immediate vicinity, or in the city as a whole;
C. The premises and housing where the wild animal is to be kept are in a clean and sanitary condition, and any wild animal will not be subject to suffering, cruelty or abuse;
D. The applicant has not had a permit provided for herein revoked within a year prior to the date of application;
E. The keeping and maintenance of the wild animal does not constitute a public nuisance. (Ord. 2010-021 § 12; prior code § 6.08.093)