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(a) Every person who has received a permit to operate a Commercial Dog Walking Business shall, on March 31 of each year, pay to the Tax Collector an annual license fee payable in advance. The license fee for new licenses issued during the calendar year shall be prorated with regard to the calendar year on a monthly basis.
(b) The Tax Collector shall issue the license upon payment of the license fee required under subsection (a) and submission by the permittee of a verified statement, in a form provided by the Department, that the permittee is in compliance with all provisions of this Article 39 and any administrative regulations adopted under this Article.
(c) The Director shall set the amount of the annual license fee by regulation adopted under Section 3909. The Director shall base the amount of the fee upon the actual costs to the Department of administering and enforcing this Article 39, but shall not set the amount at greater than one hundred dollars ($100).
(d) Beginning with Fiscal Year 2016-2017, and every fifth year after that, the Controller shall adjust the cap on the license fee set in subsection (c) without further action by the Board of Supervisors, to reflect intervening changes in the relevant Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Controller. No later than May 15th of each such year, the Controller shall file a report with the Board of Supervisors reporting the new fee cap and certifying that the amount of the cap does not exceed the costs of providing the services for which the fee is assessed.
(a) The Director may suspend or revoke any permit issued under this Article 39 if he or she finds, after a noticed administrative hearing, that any of the following conditions exist:
(1) Fraud, misrepresentation, or false statement contained in the application or permit, or any documents required in connection with them;
(3) Serious physical mistreatment or neglect by the permittee of any animals under his or her control or custody, under circumstances that cause or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm or illness to the animals, whether the permittee's act or omission is intentional and malicious, or shows reckless indifference to the foreseeable consequences of that conduct; or,
(4) For any other good cause shown, including non-compliance with permit conditions or violation of applicable rules and regulations governing the permittee's use of Park Property in connection with the operation of a Commercial Dog Walking Business.
(b) On revocation of the permit no part of the annual license fee shall be returned and the said license fee shall be forfeited to the City.
(a) Any person who violates any provision of this Article 39 (other than Section 3907(b)) or of an administrative regulation adopted under this Article shall be deemed guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof such person shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation, and not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation of the same provision or regulation within a twelve-month period. Upon the third or subsequent conviction within a twelve-month period, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not to exceed one year or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(b) Any person who violates any provision of this Article 39 (other than Section 3907(b)) or of an administrative regulation adopted under this Article may be punished by administrative fines imposed by the Director in the amount of:
(1) Up to $50 for the first violation;
(2) Up to $100 for a second violation within a twelve-month period; and,
(3) Up to $500 for a third and subsequent violations within a twelve-month period.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b), setting forth the amount of administrative fines, Administrative Code Chapter 100, "Procedures Governing the Imposition of Administrative Fines," as may be amended from time to time, is hereby incorporated in its entirety and shall govern the imposition, enforcement, collection, and review of administrative citations issued by the Director to enforce this Article or any administrative regulation adopted under this Article.
(d) The Department shall maintain on its website a list of all persons who have violated any provision of this Article or of any regulation adopted under this Article three or more times in the past 12 months.
The provisions of this Article 39 shall become operative and enforceable on January 1, 2013. The Director may postpone the operative date, not beyond July 1, 2013, by posting a notice on the Department's website, if the Director determines that the City needs additional time to successfully implement the provisions of this Article. During the period between the effective date of the ordinance adopting these provisions and the operative date, the Director and the Department shall conduct a public outreach and education campaign to alert dog walkers and the public about the requirements of this Article.