Lakeport Municipal Code Art. II Kennels

A. Every person who is the legal owner or actually in control of or operates a commercial kennel or pet shop, unless otherwise exempt, shall apply to and procure a kennel license for each calendar year or a portion thereof from the animal control officer.

B. Application for such kennel license shall be made on the form provided and on or before October 31st of the year for which the license is to be issued.

C. No kennel shall be hereinafter established unless the person proposing to act as kennel operator shall first apply for a receive a kennel license pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 459 § 511, 1970)

No original kennel license shall be issued unless and until the premises have been inspected and approved by the animal control officer as meeting the appropriate standards set forth in Section 6.16.110 of this chapter. No such inspection shall be prerequisite to renewal of kennel or pet shop licenses and the fact of such renewal shall not be construed as an approval of the conditions of the kennel or the manner in which it is operated.

(Ord. 459 S512, 1970)

A. The animal control officer shall issue a commercial kennel or pet shop license for the calendar year upon filing with him a properly completed application and payment of the prescribed fee.

B. The fee for a kennel or pet shop license for five to seven dogs or cats, shall be forty dollars; for eight to fifteen dogs or cats, seventy-five dollars; and for sixteen or more dogs or cats, one hundred and twenty-five dollars.

C. The animal control director shall not issue an original kennel or pet shop license until the planning commission has certified that the zoning regulations of the city permit the maintenance of a kennel at the proposed location.

D. No kennel license shall be issued unless the applicant therefor displays at the time of application, certificates showing that all dogs permanently kept within said kennel have been vaccinated against rabies. Any license which was properly issuable more than thirty days prior to the actual date of issuance shall be subject to a penalty fee of ten dollars.

(Ord. 459 § 513, 1970; Ord. 623 § 2, 1983)

A. At the time of issuance of a kennel license the animal control officer shall issue without further charge up to and including nine license tags to said licensee.

B. No dog kept by the kennel shall be taken therefrom without having attached to its body a tag issued pursuant to this section unless said dog is otherwise licensed and has attached to it a tag issued pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. 459 § 514, 1970)

A. All commercial kennels and pet shops shall be:

1. Designed to provide adequate exercise area and to permit the premises to be kept in a clean and sanitary condition;

2. Constructed so as to prevent animals confined therein from running at large;

3. Maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and conducted in such a manner that they will not cause detriment or nuisance in the immediate neighborhood.

B. Periodic inspections of licensed kennels and pet shops shall be made by the animal control officer at such intervals as he deems necessary. Such inspections may also be made by the health officer or his designated agent at the request of the animal control officer or on his own initiative. Inspecting officers shall use reasonable caution to prevent contamination of any pet shop or kennel during inspection.

(Ord. 459 § 515, 1970)

A. When, in his opinion, conditions exist which he believes warrant the revocation of commercial kennels or pet shop license, the animal control officer or health officer shall report such facts to the city council with a recommendation that such permit be revoked.

B. The licensee's refusal to permit reasonable inspection of the licensed premises by the animal control officer, or his failure to make the premises available for inspection after reasonable notice, shall constitute a valid ground for revocation.

C. After receipt of such recommendation and upon ten days' written notice of the time and place thereof, the city council shall hold a hearing on the recommendation and at the conclusions thereof may permit the continued operation under the permit or revoke the permit. Should the council revoke the permit it may direct that no similar permit shall be issued to the licensee for a period not to exceed one year following the revocation. The action of the city council shall be final.

D. This section shall not be interpreted to limit any power granted to the health officer under any other provisions of law.

(Ord. 459 § 516, 1970)

Kennel licenses issued as required by this chapter shall be conspicuously displayed upon the kennel premises.

(Ord. 459 § 518, 1970)

Within thirty days after the transfer of ownership of any kennel or pet shop licensed pursuant to this article, or any other license issued pursuant to this chapter, the new owner shall apply to the animal control officer for the transfer of said license to his name. Such transfer shall be subject to a fee of one dollar per license. The fact of the transfer shall not be construed as an approval of the condition of any kennel or the manner in which it is observed.

(Ord. 459 § 519, 1970; Ord. 623 § 3, 1983)