With regard to kennel establishments generally:
A. Residential kennels. It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to keep or harbor more than four dogs and/or cats within the residential districts of the City as designated by Chapter
361, Zoning, without a residential kennel license. No residential kennel shall be allowed on unimproved, unoccupied lots. Any owner or keeper may have no more than one litter of puppies or kittens, which is not to be kept longer than six months of age.
B. Commercial kennel. It shall be unlawful for any operator or owner
of a commercial kennel to operate said establishment without a kennel
license.
C. Facilities considered separate enterprise. Every facility regulated
by this article shall be considered a separate enterprise and requires
an individual permit.
D. Waiver of fee. No fee may be required of any veterinary hospital
or government-operated zoological park.
E. Failure to obtain permit. Failure to obtain a permit before opening
any facility covered in this section shall result in a fine set by
Resolution, with each day constituting a separate violation.
F. Permit reclassification. Any person who has a change in the category
under which a permit was issued shall be subject to reclassification,
and appropriate adjustment of the permit shall be made.
The following sanitary conditions are required for commercial
animal establishments:
A. Any building, fence, or pen or other enclosure in which the dogs
or cats are confined shall be located 50 feet from any building used
for human habitation and not occupied by the owner of the kennel.
B. The owner shall keep all buildings, pens, fences, or other enclosures
in which the dogs or cats are confined in a sanitary condition.
C. Kennel premises are subject to inspection at any time by animal control,
police, or state or County Health Department officials.