Every owner within the city or any person, who owns, conducts, manages or operates any kennel or animal breeding operation for which a permit is required by this title, must comply with each of the following conditions:
(A) Housing facilities for animals must be structurally sound and must be maintained in good repair, to protect the animals from injury, to contain the animals, and to restrict the entrance of other animals.
(B) All animals must be supplied with sufficient good and wholesome food and water as often as the feeding habits of the respective animals require.
(C) All animals and all animal buildings or enclosures must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(D) All animals must be maintained as to eliminate excessive and nighttime noise.
(E) No animals must be without attention more than 12 consecutive hours. Whenever an animal is left unattended at a kennel, the telephone number of the police department, or the name, address and telephone number of the responsible person, must be posted in a conspicuous place at the front of the property.
(F) Every reasonable precaution must be used to ensure that animals are not teased, abused, mistreated, annoyed, tormented or in any manner made to suffer by any person or means.
(G) No condition must be maintained or permitted that is or could be injurious to the animals.
(H) Animal buildings and enclosures must be constructed and maintained to prevent the escape of animals. All reasonable precautions must be taken to protect the public from the animals and the animals from the public.
(I) Every animal establishment must isolate sick animals sufficiently to not endanger the health of other animals. Sick animals must be isolated from the other animals at all times.
(J) Every building or enclosure wherein animals are maintained must be constructed of material easily cleaned and must be kept in a sanitary condition. The building must be properly ventilated to prevent drafts and to remove odors. Heating and cooling must be provided as required, according to the physical needs of the animals, with sufficient light to allow observation of animals and sanitation.
(K) Such persons must take any animal to a veterinarian for examination or treatment, if the director finds it is necessary to maintain the health of the animal.
(L) All animal rooms, cages, kennels and runs must be of sufficient size to provide adequate and proper accommodations for the animals kept therein.
(M) Every violation of an applicable regulation must be corrected within a reasonable time to be specified by the police chief.
(N) Such persons must provide proper shelter and protection from the weather at all times.
(O) Such persons cannot give an animal any alcoholic beverage, unless prescribed by a veterinarian.
(P) Such persons cannot allow animals that are natural enemies, temperamentally unsuited, or otherwise incompatible, to be quartered together, or near each other to cause injury, fear or torment. If two or more animals are trained that they can be placed together and do not attack each other or perform or attempt any hostile act to others, such animals will be deemed not to be natural enemies.
(Q) Such persons cannot allow the use of any tack, equipment, device, substance or material that is, or could be, injurious or cause unnecessary cruelty to any animal.
(R) Such persons cannot allow any animal to cause a hazard, or be a menace to the health, peace or safety of the community.
(Ord. 1224, passed 2-16-10)