(a)
Limitations and conditions.
No person shall keep, maintain, harbor or be enabled to harbor more than three dogs on their premises; in the event that person is harboring three dogs, they may not harbor more than two (2) cats at the same time. No person shall keep, maintain, harbor or be enabled to harbor more than three cats on their premises; in the event that person is harboring three cats, they may not harbor more than two dogs at the same time. This section shall not apply to persons holding a valid multiple cat household permit. Puppies and kittens under three months of age shall not be counted for the purposes of this section. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to keep more than the above mentioned number of animals and who does not possess a kennel permit, shall apply for a multiple pet permit at the animal adoption and rescue center. The permit, once issued, shall be defense to the terms of this section. The multipet permit shall be issued provided the applicant meets all provisions of this section and of this chapter. The fee shall be charged and shall be valid for one year form the date of issuance. Upon inspection of the premises by the humane division, the permit shall be issued if the following conditions are met:
(1)
The facility/premises must be adequate for the number and type of animals to be kept.
a.
Facilities/premises shall 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.
b.
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.
c.
The said 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.
d.
The said premises shall be adequate to keep the animals from running at large and disturbing adjoining, adjacent or neighboring premises.
(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, adjacent animals or their care giver;
(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 has not been issued warnings or citations for violation of any article in this chapter on two separate occasions, or animals covered by or to be covered by the permit have not been impounded on two separate occasions within a 12-month period prior to the application;
(6)
All animals must be surgically altered, licensed and vaccinated and must wear current rabies vaccination and city license tags at all times in accordance with article III of this chapter; and
(7)
Any additional animals brought onto the property must be approved by the humane division prior to their arrival. Failure to notify and receipt of approval from the humane division of additional animals is grounds for revocation of licenses.
(b)
Revocation of multipet permit.
The multipet permit may be revoked by the humane division if, upon investigation, it is determined that the permit holder has failed to adhere to any of the above conditions listed in this section. Once the permit has been revoked, the number of animals on premises must be brought down to the maximum allowed per ordinance within ten days of written notifications from the humane division. The person whose permit has been revoked may not reapply for a period of one year from day of revocation.
(Ordinance 3235, § 1, adopted 4/22/2013)