Sanitary Permits

(a)No individual, partnership or corporation, or any other group or combination acting in concert shall operate a zoo, pet shop, kennel, animal shelter, veterinary hospital or other commercial animal establishment, or which imports, exports, exhibits, sells, boards or otherwise exposes the public to live animals without first obtaining a sanitary permit to operate, and shall conduct such enterprise in compliance with this section and any regulations specified by the Director. An exception to this provision may be made for kennels on land which is zoned as agricultural.

(b)The Department shall promulgate regulations for the issuance of permits and shall include requirements for humane care of all animals and for compliance with the provisions of this Article.

(c)Upon a showing by an applicant for a permit that he is willing and able to comply with the regulations promulgated by the permitting authority, a permit shall be issued upon payment of the applicable fee.

(d)The permit period shall coincide with business license period and run for one

(1)year. Renewal applications for permits shall be made thirty

(30)days prior to expiration. Application for COL6/24/2021 CH. 34 KEEPING ANIMALS permit to establish a new commercial animal establishment under the provisions of this Article may be made at any time.

(e)Every facility regulated by this Article shall be considered a separate enterprise and requires an individual permit.

(f)Persons operating kennels for the breeding of dogs or cats may elect to license such animals individually.

(g)Failure to obtain a permit before opening any facility covered in this section shall result in a fine of Two Hundred Dollars ($200). Each day of violation is a separate offense.

(h)Any person who has a change in the category under which a permit was issued shall be subject to reclassification and appropriate adjustment of the permit fee shall be made.

(i)The permit required in this section shall be in addition to the business license required for the business to operate.