(A) As a condition precedent to the keeping, sheltering or harboring of any wild, vicious or exotic animal, the owner shall make advance written application for and receive from the County Animal Services Officer (herein referred to as ASO) a permit and authorization to keep any such animal.
(B) The application shall contain the following:
(1) Name and address of the owner;
(2) Owner’s experience with animals, especially wild animals, particularly the species for which the application is submitted;
(3) History of the background of the owner, keeper or husbandry expert, including a record of all animal escapes and recapture of animals under his or her control as well as corrective actions taken to prevent further escapes;
(4) Any relevant personal history of the owner, operator, manager and employees;
(5) Species, size and other identifying characteristics of each wild, vicious or exotic animal the applicant desires to keep;
(6) The birthplace, birth date and history of each animal, including whether the animal has ever harmed any human being, and including all medical history with an accounting for all immunizations;
(7) Description of the nature, size, type of construction and location of any enclosure in which the applicant intends to keep a wild, vicious or exotic animal;
(8) Description of the liability insurance carried by the owner to compensate persons for potential personal injury and property damage. A copy of the current policy shall be attached to the application;
(9) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of all persons residing within 1 mile of the proposed location for the keeping of the animals;
(10) A schedule of personnel responsible for servicing and maintaining the facility on an hourly and daily basis;
(11) A list of tranquilizing equipment, chemicals and instruments of destruction required by § 90.077 of this subchapter;
(12) A list of all state and federal permits and licenses required for keeping of the animals and a statement of whether the licenses and permits have been obtained, and whether the applicant has ever had any permit or license revoked or suspended, and if so, the reason for that; and
(13) Submission of best management plan for animal waste disposal according to local, state and/or federal standards.
(Ord. 28, passed 4-7-1997; Am. Ord. passed 8-19-2020)