Permits shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance.
The permit fee shall be set by the city council.
Upon inspection of the premises by the animal services department,
the permit shall be issued if the following conditions are met:
(1)
The
facility must be adequate for the number and type of animal to be
kept. The facility must be of sufficient size as to allow animals
to move about freely. This shall apply to each animal kept. Size of
the facility shall be in proportion to the size of the individual
animal’s height and weight.
(A)
Adequate food and water must be provided so that each and all animals
kept shall be maintained in good health and free of malnutrition and/or
dehydration.
(B)
The premises shall be kept in a sanitary condition and reasonably
free of animal waste, parasites, insects and flies that could be harmful
to the animal’s health and/or to the health of the general public.
(2)
The
animals and the facility must be kept free of odor or stench which
is offensive to a person of ordinary sensibilities.
(3)
The
animals must be maintained in a manner which does not pose a danger
to the health of the animals themselves or to adjacent animals.
(4)
The
animals must not cause noise which is offensive or disturbing to a
person of ordinary sensibilities on adjoining, adjacent or neighboring
premises.
(5)
The
applicant or holder of the permit shall not have been issued citations
for violation of this article on two separate occasions, or animals
covered by or to be covered by the permit have not been impounded
on two separate occasions.
(6)
In
the case of a boarding kennel, no animal may be sold therein.
Failure to comply with the permit requirement shall constitute
a violation of this article, and each day of noncompliance shall constitute
a separate offense.
This article does not apply to:
(1)
Zoological
parks accredited by the American Association of Zoological Parks and
Aquariums;
(2)
Federally
licensed research institutions;
(3)
Any
government agency or its employee who uses the animals for an agency
related education, propagation, or behavior program.
(1987 Code, ch. 2, secs. 1–5; Ordinance 9710-301 adopted 10/13/97; Ordinance adopting 2001 Code; 2001 Code, arts. 2.100, 2.200, secs. 2.301–2.305, 2.401–2.407,
2.501–2.502, 2.601–2.603, 2.701–2.705, 2.801–2.809,
2.901–2.911, 2.1001–2.1005, art. 2.1000; Ordinance 2014-509 adopted 11/17/14; Ordinance 2014-510 adopted 12/8/14; Ordinance 2016-521 adopted 8/8/16; Ordinance
2017-536 adopted 8/14/17; Ordinance 2017-543 adopted 12/11/17; Ordinance 2020-583 adopted 3/9/20; Ordinance adopting 2020 Code)
