No person shall keep, harbor or maintain upon his premises within the city more than a total of four cats and/or dogs combined over the age of four months unless said person comes within one of the following conditions:
A. Upon reasonable showing of necessity to the animal control officer, a person may be permitted to keep a fifth cat or dog for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days;
B. A person who had on or before the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title five or more licensed dogs and/or cats in the city shall be required to obtain a yearly kennel permit. Kennel permit requirements are listed in Chapter 6.28 and shall apply whether or not the person is maintaining the kennel for commercial purposes. the kennel permit fee shall be set annually by resolution of the City Council.
C. The permit will be for a calendar year, or any
part thereof in which the permit is required, with the permit fee due and payable on January 1st of each year.
D. Effective January 1, 2020 the City of Visalia will not issue kennel permits to locations that have not previously been issued a kennel permit within the prior three years. This prohibition on new kennel permits shall not apply to kennel permits for commercially operated kennels established after this date in a land use zone that allows such usage under the City of Visalia Zoning Ordinance and the kennel has complied with all other applicable zoning requirements.
(Ord. 2019-09, § 2, 2019; prior code § 4590)