[Ord. No. 792 §5-8, 10-16-1995]
A. 
No person, partnership or corporation shall operate a commercial animal establishment or animal shelter without first obtaining a business license from the City Collector. The City Collector shall not issue a business license for such an establishment unless such establishment is licensed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 273.325 to 273.357, RSMo., as enacted or as hereafter amended.
B. 
Any person, partnership or corporation operating a commercial animal establishment shall keep and maintain the animals, and all structures, pens, runs, or yards in which the animals are kept, in such a manner as to prevent a nuisance or health hazard to humans and to avoid injury to these animals. All cages and holding areas must be properly sanitized so as to keep the animals enclosed therein free of disease. No wooden cages, painted or unpainted shall be allowed. All such caged animals shall be provided with a constant supply of wholesome food and water, or in lieu of this, the proprietor shall prominently and publicly post and shall follow a schedule for adequate care of these animals, appropriate for their species, age and general health. All disease infested animals shall be removed and treated to prevent the spread of disease or, euthanized if required. If the owner or keeper fails or refuses to provide for such, the City Animal Control Officer or designee may remove such animals for disposition as provided by Article III of this Chapter.
C. 
The business license term shall be from January first (1st) to December thirty-first (31st). Renewal applications for licenses shall be made thirty (30) days prior to December thirty-first (31st) of each year. Application for a license to establish a new commercial animal establishment under the provisions of this Article may be made at any time during the year. Licenses issued during the year shall not be prorated.
D. 
The annual fee for a license for any such commercial animal establishment shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
E. 
No fee may be required of any veterinary hospital, animal shelter, or government operated zoological park.
F. 
Any person failing to obtain a license before opening any facility covered in this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be penalized in accordance with the City of Caruthersville's Code.
[Ord. No. 792 §5-9, 10-16-1995]
A. 
The City of Caruthersville may revoke any license if the person holding the license refuses or fails to comply with this Chapter, the regulations promulgated by the City, or any law governing the protection and keeping of animals, wild or domestic.
B. 
Any person whose license is revoked shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, humanely dispose of all animals, wild or domestic, owned, kept or harbored in accordance with this Chapter and no part of the license fee shall be refunded.
C. 
It shall be a condition of the issuance of any license that the City shall be permitted to inspect all animals, wild or domestic, and the premises where animals are kept at any time and shall, if permission for such inspection is refused, revoke the license of the refusing owner.
D. 
If the applicant has withheld or falsified any information on the application, the City shall refuse to issue a license, or will revoke an existing license.
E. 
No person who has been convicted of cruelty to animals shall be issued a license to operate a commercial animal establishment.
F. 
Any person having been denied a license may not reapply for a period of thirty (30) days. Each reapplication shall be accompanied by a ten dollar ($10.00) fee.