(a) The officer shall have the power to review or cause to be reviewed each application for a permit and may either approve or reject such application or require modification of the application. When the officer has approved the application, he/she shall issue the permit. The permit shall be personal and not transferable and shall be issued for a calendar year or part thereof. The officer shall also have the power to revoke the permit for cause.
(b) The officer shall also have the power to make such rules and regulations as he/she shall deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. He/she shall be responsible to determine whether any person is violating any provisions of this article or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder. In making such determination the officer shall consider the following standards:
(1) All animals and animal quarters shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition with adequate ventilation.
(2) The permittee shall use every reasonable precaution to assure that the animals are not teased, abused, mistreated, annoyed, tormented or in any manner made to suffer by any means.
(3) Animals which are enemies by nature or are temperamentally unsuited shall not be quartered together or so near each other as to cause the animals fear or to be abused, tormented or annoyed.
(4) The permittee shall maintain the premises so as to eliminate offensive odors or excessive noise.
(5) The permittee shall not permit any condition causing disturbance of the peace and quiet of his/her neighbors.
(6) Animals must be maintained in quarters so constructed as to prevent their escape. The permittee assumes full responsibilities for recapturing any animal that escapes from his/her premises. The permittee shall make adequate provisions and safeguards to protect the public from the animals.
(7) Every person shall conform to all present and future laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America, the ordinances of the City of York and the rules and regulations that may accompany this article in any way connected with animals, specifically including anticruelty laws.
(8) Any and all animals must be kept healthy and free from sickness and disease at all times. Should the officer question the health of any animals, he/she shall have the authority to require an examination of a doctor of veterinary medicine with such examination to be at the owner's expense.
(9) The permittee shall be responsible and liable for the actions of all persons employed by or otherwise associated with him/her as such actions relate to the permittee's obligation to comply with this article.
(10) Every owner and occupant of a structure or property shall be responsible for the extermination of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests in all areas of the premises.
(Ord. 02-8. Passed 4-8-02.)