a. After an application is filed, the Town Council, by its duly authorized agent, shall inspect the facility prior to issuing the permit. The Town Council may revoke any permit or license if the person holding the permit or license refuses or fails to comply with this ordinance, the regulations promulgated by the Town Council, or any law governing the protection and keeping of animals.
b. When a permit applicant has shown that they are willing and able to comply with the regulations promulgated by the Town Council, a permit shall be issued upon payment of the applicable fee.
c. Any person whose permit or license is revoked shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, humanely dispose of all animals owned, kept, or harbored. No part of the permit or license fee shall be refunded.
d. It shall be a condition of the issuance of any permit or license that Schererville Animal Control shall be permitted to inspect all animals and the premises where animals are kept at any time and shall, if permission for such inspection is refused, revoke the permit or license of the refusing owner.
e. If the applicant has withheld or falsified any information on the application, the licensing authority shall refuse to issue a permit or license.
f. No person who has been convicted of cruelty to animals shall be issued a permit or license to operate a commercial animal establishment.
g. Any person having been denied a license or permit may not reapply for a period of thirty days. A $10.00 fee shall accompany each reapplication.
(Ord. No. 1549, § 5, 1-23-02)