§ 416-6.202. Applications.

(a)

Application for a multiple pet license shall include an application fee and shall be made in writing to the animal services director, who shall issue the license when the application is approved.

(b)

Application for a kennel license shall include an application fee and shall be made in writing to the director of planning, who shall issue the license jointly with the animal services director if the application is approved.

(c)

The director of planning and the animal services director may jointly or severally promulgate regulations governing the application for, and issuance of, kennel licenses.

(d)

Applications for multiple pet licenses or kennel licenses shall show that the following conditions have been met:

(1)

Facilities exist at the location to adequately secure, feed, house and maintain the animals;

(2)

Possession and maintenance of the animals at the location has not resulted in, and is not likely to result in the animals being subjected to neglect, suffering, cruelty or abuse;

(3)

Neither the applicant, the owner, nor the possessor of the animals has had a county license revoked, or been convicted for a violation of this division or any law regulating animals within one year;

(4)

All dogs maintained under a multiple pet license shall be confined on the premises and shall be enclosed in a secure shelter during the hours of darkness, except when they are shown, exercised, tried, worked, hunted, or trained under the owner's control.

The required showing may be made by declaration under penalty of perjury.

(e)

Each application for a multiple pet license or kennel license must list every dog to be included. An updated list shall be submitted to the animal services director upon application for a renewal of a multiple pet license. Each application must also include a current rabies immunization certificate issued by an authorized veterinarian for every dog listed.

(Ord. 80-97 § 2).