A. 
The authorized agency may accept animals to be euthanized at an approved animal shelter. A person requesting an animal be euthanized must provide proof of ownership or demonstrate that the person has the right to request an animal be euthanized. The person must agree in writing to hold the City and its agents and employees harmless from any liability for accepting and euthanizing the animal. The person requesting euthanasia of an animal must certify in writing under penalty of perjury, to the best of the person's knowledge: (1) whether or not the animal has bitten a human being within the period established by this code for isolating an animal that has bitten a human; and (2) whether the person has reason to believe the animal is rabid. The authorized agency or the Health Officer, however, may authorize with the owner's consent, that an animal that has bitten a human or is suspected of being rabid, be euthanized during the isolation period, for the purpose of laboratory examination.
B. 
When an animal's owner or custodian releases an animal to the authorized agency for euthanasia, the authorized agency may place the animal for adoption.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
A. 
It is unlawful for a person to operate or maintain a kennel in the City of Santee without a kennel license from the authorized agency and a business license from the City. The procedures for kennel license applications, renewals, denials, suspensions, revocations, hearings and appeals, except as provided in this code, are the same as those set forth in Title 4.
B. 
A kennel license expires one year after the date it is issued unless the authorized agency selects a different expiration date. Fees for kennel licenses for less than one year will not be prorated.
C. 
The authorized agency may issue a kennel license subject to any condition or restriction necessary to protect the health and safety of animals or humans.
D. 
The authorized agency may inspect a kennel at any reasonable time.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
In addition to the reasons stated in Chapters 4.02 and 4.03, the issuing officer may deny a kennel license on any of the following grounds:
A. 
The operation of the kennel is not allowed at the location proposed.
B. 
The applicant has a suspended kennel license for the period the applicant is seeking a license.
C. 
The applicant was or is an officer, agent or employee of a kennel licensee whose kennel license was suspended or revoked and the applicant was responsible for or participated in the violation on which the suspension or revocation order was based. In that case, the applicant will be ineligible: (1) for the period during which the suspension order is in effect; (2) in the case of revocation, for a period of one year after the revocation effective date; and (3) if a revocation order has been stayed, during the revocation period and one year after the stay's expiration.
D. 
The applicant, within one year from the application date: (1) had a kennel license revoked; (2) was a partner or principal in a firm, corporation or other legal entity that had its kennel license revoked; or (3) if a revocation has been stayed, the application is within one year from the stay's expiration date.
E. 
The facility in which the applicant proposes to locate the kennel, or proposes to construct a kennel, does not meet the requirements for a kennel provided by this code.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
A kennel operator must comply with the following requirements:
A. 
Each kennel building, fence and other structure must be structurally sound and maintained in good repair to protect the animals from injury, contain the animals, and prevent other animals from entering the kennel.
B. 
The kennel must have reliable and adequate electric power and potable water.
C. 
The kennel must have adequate quantities of food and supplies, adequate refrigeration to protect perishable food, and adequate storage facilities to keep food and supplies dry, clean and uncontaminated.
D. 
The operator must maintain the entire kennel facility in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. The operator must prepare a maintenance schedule for the entire facility that describes how often the operator will clean each part of the facility and have the maintenance schedule available for inspection when the authorized agency inspects the facility. The maintenance schedule must provide a program to control insects, ectoparasites and avian and mammalian pests. The kennel operator must clean and sanitize the facility in accordance with the maintenance schedule and at a minimum, remove excrement daily, or more often if necessary, to keep the animals and staff safe from contamination, disease and odors, and keep the entire facility free of accumulations of trash and debris.
E. 
The kennel must have and maintain adequately supplied toilet rooms, washrooms and sinks that allow animal caretakers to practice good hygiene.
F. 
The operator must provide each animal housed in the kennel with food that is uncontaminated, wholesome and of sufficient quantity and nutritional value to meet the normal daily requirements for the condition and size of the animal. The food must be provided in clean and sanitary receptacles accessible to each animal and located to minimize contamination by excreta.
G. 
The operator must provide each animal with potable water in clean and sanitary receptacles available to the animal at all times, unless a licensed veterinarian has restricted an animal's water intake. The water receptacle must be secured to prevent the receptacle from being tipped over.
H. 
The kennel must protect each animal housed in the facility from the elements, including sun, heat, cold, wind, dampness, rain and snow and must maintain environmental conditions for each animal that are appropriate for that animal.
I. 
The kennel must provide adequate fresh air ventilation for the health and comfort of each animal in a manner that minimizes drafts, odors and moisture condensation.
J. 
The kennel must provide ample light that is uniformly distributed throughout the facility to allow kennel staff to inspect and clean the kennel during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and protect the animals from harmful or annoying illumination.
K. 
The kennel's interior walls and floors must be constructed of material impervious to moisture and maintained in that condition. The material must have a surface that may be readily sanitized.
L. 
The kennel must have a drainage system to rapidly drain animal excreta from the facility. The drainage must be constructed and maintained to prevent unpleasant odors and to prevent any drainage backup into the facility.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
A kennel operator must provide a primary enclosure for each animal housed at the kennel. Each primary enclosure must be:
A. 
Constructed and maintained in good repair to protect the animal housed in the enclosure from injury, be able to keep the animal from getting out of the enclosure and keep other animals out.
B. 
Constructed and maintained to enable each animal housed in the enclosure to remain dry and clean.
C. 
Constructed and maintained to enable the animal housed in the enclosure to have convenient access to clean food and water.
D. 
Large enough to allow each animal housed in the enclosure to obtain adequate exercise. A separate kennel house that an animal uses as sleeping quarters must provide sufficient space to allow each animal in the house to turn about freely, stand easily and sit or lie in a comfortable position. It is unlawful to keep an animal in a primary enclosure or kennel house that does not provide adequate space.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
A. 
A kennel operator who maintains a primary enclosure that houses one or more cats must: (1) provide a receptacle containing sufficient clean litter in an enclosure to contain excreta based upon the number of cats in the enclosure; and (2) provide adequate solid resting surfaces to comfortably hold all cats occupying the enclosure at the same time. In a primary enclosure housing two or more cats, each solid resting surface must be elevated.
B. 
No kennel operator may house more than 12 adult cats in the same primary enclosure.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
A kennel operator must comply with the following additional space requirements for dogs:
A. 
An unattended primary enclosure must not house more than 12 dogs of any size.
B. 
The number of dogs in an attended primary enclosure must not exceed that number that may be safely supervised by the number of attendants on duty and must not exceed 12 dogs per attendant within the enclosure.
C. 
A passageway into a kennel house must be large enough to allow easy access for each dog in the house.
D. 
A kennel that confines a dog in a kennel house which does not meet the space requirements in this code for a primary enclosure must not house the dog in a kennel house for more than 12 hours in any 24-hour period.
E. 
A primary enclosure or kennel house of a kennel which was not licensed on September 11, 1986 or a primary enclosure or kennel house erected or installed in a kennel after September 11, 1986, must meet the following minimum space requirements:
MINIMUM SPACE REQUIREMENTS
 
Primary Enclosure
Kennel House
Weight of Dog in Pounds
Width
Square Footage
Width
Square Footage
Up to 15
2.0′
6.0
1.5′
3.0
Over 15 to 35
2.5′
10.0
2.0′
5.0
Over 35 to 65
3.0′
15.0
2.5′
7.5
Over 65 to 95
3.0′
18.0
2.5′
9.0
Over 95 to 130
3.5′
24.0
3.0′
12.0
Over 130
4.0′
32.0
3.5′
14.0
F. 
If a primary enclosure or kennel house contains more than one dog, the minimum square feet required is the sum of the square feet requirements for each individual dog kept in the primary enclosure or kennel house.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
A kennel operator must employ a sufficient number of caretakers to maintain the standards set forth in this code. It is not a defense to an action to suspend or revoke a kennel license or a civil or criminal action to enforce a violation of this code that the licensee was unable to comply due to an insufficient number of employees.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
Animals housed in the same primary enclosure must be maintained in compatible groups, with the following additional restrictions:
A. 
A female in estrus must not be housed in the same primary enclosure as a male, except for breeding purposes.
B. 
Any animal exhibiting a vicious disposition must be housed by itself.
C. 
A puppy must not be housed in the same primary enclosure with an adult other than its dam, and a kitten must not be housed with an adult cat other than its dam, except when an animal owner specifically requests they be housed together.
D. 
No dog may be housed in the same primary enclosure with a cat and no dog or cat may be housed in the same primary enclosure with any other species of animal, unless an animal owner requests the kennel operator house specific animals together.
E. 
An animal under quarantine or treatment for a communicable disease or an animal with a serious injury or disability must be kept separate from any other animal.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
A. 
A kennel operator must maintain a register for each dog housed at the kennel that includes: (1) the dog owner's name, address and telephone number; (2) the dog's name and description, including breed, color, sex, month and year of birth; (3) the date of its most recent rabies vaccination; and (4) a copy of the current vaccination certificate, the name and telephone number of the veterinarian who vaccinated the dog, or the telephone number of the licensing agency verifying the vaccination.
B. 
For all animals other than dogs, the kennel operator must maintain a register with the name, current address and telephone number of the owner of each animal kept at the kennel, the description of the animal, including its age, if known, or approximate age, breed, sex and color.
C. 
The kennel operator must have someone in attendance at the kennel who can identify each animal in the kennel when the facility is housing one or more animals, except that animals under four months of age may be identified as to litter.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
A kennel operator is not required to obtain the dog license required under this code for each dog housed in the kennel, but must not house a dog in the kennel that has not been vaccinated as required by this code.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)
A kennel which the authorized agency determines is unsanitary or a threat to animal or public health, safety or welfare, or being operated contrary to this code is declared to be a public nuisance. The City may take action against the kennel operator as authorized by State law or this code to abate the nuisance. If the City or authorized agency determines immediate action is necessary to preserve or protect an animal or public health, safety or welfare, the authorized agency may summarily abate a nuisance pursuant to Chapter 1.10, by any reasonable means including impoundment of any animal and immediate closure of a kennel until the nuisance is abated. The authorized agency may recover its abatement costs from the kennel operator pursuant to Chapter 1.10.
(Ord. 559 § 3, 2019)