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Sec. B31-73. Conditions relating to animal facilities.

Every person who owns, conducts, manages or operates any commercial kennel, private kennel, pet shop, pet grooming parlor, animal menagerie or animal shelter shall comply with each of the following conditions, in addition to the regulations and standards established by the Animal Care and Control Manager as permitted in Section B31-72.

(a) Housing:

(1) Housing facilities for animals shall be structurally sound and shall be maintained in good repair to protect animals from injury and restrict entrance of other animals or the escape of animals so contained therein.

(2) Every building or enclosure wherein animals are maintained shall be properly ventilated to prevent drafts and to remove odors; heating and cooling shall be provided as required, according to the physical need of the animals, with sufficient light to allow observation of the animals.

(3) All animal rooms, cages, kennels, runs, stalls and corrals shall be of sufficient size to provide adequate and proper accommodation and protection from the weather for the animals kept therein.

(4) All animal facilities shall be constructed and operated in a manner that reasonably protects public health and safety and safety of the animals.

(b) Sanitation: All animal facilities shall be maintained and operated at all times in a clean and sanitary condition, and in a manner that avoids causing odors or attraction of flies and vermin, and excessive noise.

(c) Care of animals:

(1) All animals shall be supplied with a quantity of wholesome food suitable for the species and age of the respective animals, as often as the feeding habits of such animals require and sufficient to maintain a reasonable level of nutrition. All animals shall have available to them sufficient potable water. Food and water shall be served in separate, clean receptacles.

(2) No animal, except those animal(s) in a pasture provided with adequate feed and water, shall be without attention for more than twenty-four consecutive hours. The name, address and telephone number of a person responsible for the animal shall be posted in a conspicuous place, visible from outside the facility or at the main gate of a pasture where animals are kept, unless the owner/guardian or attendant of the animal(s) is immediately available on the premises.

(3) All sick, diseased or injured animals shall be isolated from healthy animals at all times and shall be given proper medical treatment. The Manager may order the operator of the facility to immediately seek licensed veterinarian treatment for any animal.

(4) All animals shall be treated in a humane manner.

(d) Compliance:

(1) The Manager or his or her authorized representative shall have the authority to enter the animal facility except by means of force when he or she has reason to believe that the provisions of the permit or this chapter, applicable state law, or the rules and regulations of the Manager are being violated. The failure of the operator to consent to the entry shall be deemed just cause for the revocation of the permit.

(2) Failure of an applicant or a permit holder to comply with any of the provisions of the permit, this division, or applicable state law, or the rules and regulations of the manager shall be deemed just cause for the denial of any permit, either original or renewal, or for revocation, thereof.

(Ord. No. NS-300.745, § 1, 5-2-06)

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