Burbank Municipal Code Div. 1 Licenses and Permits

5-1-1401: LICENSE FEE:

Every person engaging in the business of operating a pet shop shall pay a license fee as stated in the Burbank Fee Resolution. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-142; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3836, eff. 3/8/13.]

5-1-1402: PERMIT:

No person shall engage in the business of operating a pet shop without first obtaining a permit to do so from the Community Development Department. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-143; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12.]

5-1-1403: PERMIT FEE BASED ON NUMBER OF DOGS:

Applications for such permit shall be accompanied by a permit fee as stated in the Burbank Fee Resolution. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-144; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3836, eff. 3/8/13.]

5-1-1404: APPROVAL OF APPLICATION:

Applications for such permit shall be referred to the Animal Shelter Superintendent, the Building Director, and the City Health Officer for approval. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6- 145; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

5-1-1405: GRANTING PERMIT:

The Community Development Department shall issue a permit to the applicant if it is found that:

A. The keeping of animals, or the conduct or operation of the business for which the permit is requested, and at the place set forth in the application, will not violate any regulation or ordinance of the City, or any law of the State;

B. The premises and establishment where animals are to be kept is in a clean, sanitary and safe condition;

C. The animals will not be subjected to suffering, cruelty or abuse;

D. The interior and exterior of the pet shop is in a good state of repair;

E. Crates and boxes, junked automobile bodies, scrap materials salvaged from ply boards, odd pieces of materials such as linoleum, tin, canvas, and similar materials are not being used for pet shop construction; and

F. The applicant has not had a permit issued under this article revoked within one year prior to filing the application. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-146; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12.]

5-1-1406: DURATION OF PERMIT:

Permits shall be issued for periods of not to exceed one year. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-147; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

5-1-1407: GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT:

Any permit may be denied, revoked or suspended if after due investigation it is found that:

A. The permittee, or their agent or employee involved in handling or caring for animals has been convicted of any offense involving the violation of Section 597 of the State Penal Code or of any provision of this article and has not had the accusation dismissed pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the State Penal Code;

B. The permittee, their agent, or employee has failed to maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary condition;

C. The permittee, their agent, or employee has, at the place for which the permit was issued, failed to provide any animal in their possession, care or control with proper and sufficient food, drink, shelter, or protection, or subjected any such animal to needless suffering, unnecessary cruelty, or abuse; or

D. The permittee, their agent, or employee, has violated any rule, regulation or standard of this article, the Animal Shelter Superintendent, the Building Department or the City Health Officer. [Added by Ord. No. 2467; formerly numbered Section 6-148; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]