Buena Park Municipal Code Ch. 6.40 Pet Shops, Boarding Kennels and Grooming Shops

Every person who owns, conducts or operates a pet shop, kennel or grooming parlor or other similar business shall only conduct said business in or upon a facility established in accordance with the zoning regulations as established in Title 19 of this municipal code.

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Every person who owns, conducts or operates a pet shop, boarding kennel or grooming parlor or other similar business shall secure a permit from the animal control officer as prescribed in Chapter 6.30 of this title. The fee for such permit shall be as established per resolution of the city council. The animal control officer may impose conditions to secure the purposes of this chapter upon a permit at the time of issuance or such later date that the executive director deems necessary. Announced or unannounced routine inspections of the pet shop, boarding kennel or grooming parlor shall be conducted by the animal control officer to insure compliance with this chapter. Consent to such inspections shall be an automatic condition of permit approval.

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A. Every person who owns, conducts or operates a pet shop shall keep each animal in a housing facility that is structurally sound and in good repair to protect the animal from injury and to restrict entrance of other animals. This provision shall not be construed to prohibit the keeping of more than one animal in a single housing facility, so long as such multiple housing does not create a threat to the safety of any of the animals so housed.

B. Said facilities shall be constructed so as to prevent escape of the animals kept therein.

C. Said facilities shall be of sufficient size to provide adequate and proper housing for the animals kept therein.

D. Said facilities shall provide temperature and ventilation control of a nature compatible with the needs of the animals kept therein.

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Every person who owns, conducts or operates a pet shop, boarding kennel or grooming parlor shall comply with the following:

A. All animals and all premises, enclosures or structures wherein animals are kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, free from all obnoxious odors, substances and flies.

B. All animals and all premises, enclosures or structures wherein animals are kept shall be thoroughly cleaned, and all debris, refuse, manure, urine, waste food, or other removable material shall be removed there from every day or more often as necessary to effect compliance with the provisions of subsection A of this section. Daily cleaning of animals, premises, enclosures or structures shall be completed prior to the time that the pet shop is open to the public for business. Nothing in this section shall prevent continuous cleaning of the animals, premises, structures or enclosures when the pet shop is open to the public, and after compliance with all of this section has occurred.

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Every person who owns, conducts or operates a pet shop shall supply each animal therein with sufficient good and wholesome food and fresh water as often as the feeding habits of the animal require. Food so supplied each animal shall be of a nature compatible with the dietary habits and needs of the animal.

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Every person who owns, conducts, or operates a pet shop, boarding kennel or grooming parlor shall provide the police department with the names, current address and phone numbers of persons to be notified during any hour of the day or night who shall be responsible to proceed at once to the location so as to permit entry to the premises by the animal control officers or the police officers of the city in the event of an emergency situation.

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No person who owns, conducts or operates a pet shop shall sell a dangerous, exotic or wild animal, as defined in this title without first ascertaining the place of residence of the prospective purchaser of such animals.

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Every person who owns, conducts or operates a pet shop shall take reasonable care to display or release for sale, trade or adoption only those animals that are free of disease or injuries. Any such pet shop owner or operator shall promptly provide proper veterinary care to any diseased or injured animal on the premises of the pet shop. The animal control officer may order any animal that is sick, diseased, or injured to be removed from the pet shop and given proper veterinary care.

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Every person who owns, conducts or operates a pet shop shall remove any dead animals from display on a daily basis, or more often as necessary.

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No person who owns, operates, conducts, or is employed by a pet shop shall display, sell, offer for sale, sell, barter, or give away any kitten or puppy under eight weeks of age or prior to weaning, whichever is later.

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No person who owns, operates, conducts, or is employed by a pet shop shall display, sell, or offer for sale any raccoon or opossum.

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A. No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter, or give away any rabbits, baby chicks, ducklings, or other fowl under four weeks of age in any quantity less than six.

B. No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter, or display any rabbits, baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl that have been dyed, colored or otherwise treated so as to impart to them an artificial color.

C. No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter or give away any rabbits, baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl unless such person provides proper brooder facilities for the care of such rabbits, chicks, ducklings or other fowl during the time they are in the possession of such person.

D. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the display or sale of rabbits, natural chicks, ducklings or other fowl, in proper facilities by dealers, hatcheries or stores engaged in the business of selling the same, to be raised for food purposes.

E. No person shall display, sell, offer for sale, barter, or give away, upon any city owned street or sidewalk as pets or novelties:

1. Any fish, turtle, snake, lizard, chameleon or other reptile;

2. Any rabbit, bird, cat, dog, fowl, guinea pig, rodent or other animal.

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If not otherwise indicated, a violation of any section of this chapter is unlawful and constitutes a misdemeanor for any person to operate a business or maintain restricted animals without the required permit(s) as required within this title.

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