[Added 8-24-2017 by Ord.
No. 14-2017]
When used herein, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
An animal control center or animal shelter, maintained by
or under contract with any state, county, or municipality, whose mission
and practice is, in whole or significant part, the rescue and placement
of animals in permanent homes or rescue organizations.
Any not-for-profit organization which has been granted tax
exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal
Revenue Code and whose mission and practice is, in whole or in significant
part, the rescue and placement of animals in permanent homes.
A member of the species of domestic cat, Felis catus.
A member of the species of domestic dog, Canis familiaris.
Any establishment or premises where the business of boarding
dogs and/or cats on the premises is carried on.
To sell, offer for sale or adoption, advertise for the sale
of, barter, auction, give away or otherwise dispose of a dog or cat.
A retail establishment where dogs and cats are sold, exchanged,
bartered or offered for sale as pet animals to the general public
at retail. Such definition shall not include an animal care facility
or animal rescue organization, as defined.
A hobby breeder which does not sell in "lots" (i.e., to a
broker), sell to pet stores, sell to research labs or sell to auctions.
Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a responsible hobby
breeder from selling or donating a dog, cat, puppy or kitten to a
private purchaser where the animal is not under eight weeks old and
under circumstances where the purchaser can see directly the conditions
in which the dog or cat is bred or can confer directly with the hobby
breeder concerning those conditions.
