(a) No kennel shall be allowed to exist/operate unless proper land use regulations are met through the Office of Planning and/or Environmental Health Services prior to applying for a kennel permit from the Department of Public Health.
(b) Any building or structure used in the housing or maintaining of said animals shall be approved by the County Building and Safety Department.
(c) All dogs owned by, under the control of or in the possession of a kennel operator shall be subject to provisions of this Chapter upon attaining the age of four months. The County Health Officer shall have the power, upon the giving of ten days notice by United States Postal Service to any permittee under this Chapter and an opportunity to be heard, to revoke any permit granted to a kennel operator for violation of this Chapter. Orders of the County Health Officer revoking a permit issued under this Chapter shall be appealable to the County Board of Supervisors who may appoint a hearing officer to conduct a hearing on their behalf pursuant to County Code §§ 12.2700 et seq. Permittee shall request an appeal hearing within 30 days from the mailing of notice of revocation to the permittee. The decision of the Board of Supervisors on such revocation appeal shall be final.
(d) All dogs being kept or boarded in kennels shall be vaccinated pursuant to § 32.0305 of this Chapter and licensed in the name of their owner. Failure to comply with this requirement shall be considered a violation of this Chapter by the permittee.
(Ord. 1093, passed - -1963; Am. Ord. 1455, passed - -1968; Am. Ord. 3908, passed - -2004)