HomeMy WebLinkAbout4208 ORDINANCE NO.
a9~ AN ORDINANCE setting forth a new chapter, 5.04 Pet Shops
and Kennels to Title 5 of the Bremerton Municipal Code.
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. A new section, Chapter 5.04 Pet Shops and Kennels,
is added to B.M.C. Title 5 to read as follows:
PET SHOPS AND KENNELS
5.04.010 PET SHOP AND KENNEL LICENSE REQUIRED.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to own, maintain, or
operate a kennel or pet shop, as defined below, in the City of
Bremerton unless said person has procured a pet shop or kennel
license. A kennel license shall also be required if six (6) or
more dogs or cats are being kept by any individual, business, or
organization.
(b) "Pet shop" means and shall be defined as any place,
establishment, store, or department of any store, that handles live
animals including dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, reptiles, other fowl
or fish, and offers to sell or rent to the public such animals at
retail or wholesale.
(c) "Kennel" means and shall be defined as a commercial
establishment for the breeding or boarding of dogs or cats.
5.04.020 PET SHOP AND KENNEL LICENSE FEE. The following fees
shall be paid for licenses under this chapter:
1. Pet shop $ 100.00
2. A kennel handling up to six (6) dogs or cats over the
age of six (6) months at any time $ 50.00
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2. Each additional six (6) dogs or cats over the age of
six (6) months $ 50.00
5.04.030 PET SHOP AND KENNEL - OPERATION CONDITIONS.
1. Housing facilities shall be provided the animals and
shall be maintained in good repair, shall be designed so as to
protect the animals from injury, and shall restrict the entrance
of other animals. The facilities shall be constructed with
adequate walls and floors to prevent accumulation of water, mud,
debris, excreta, or other materials, and shall be designed to
facilitate the removal of animal and food wastes.
2. Housing facilities shall be adequately ventilated.
3. Facilities shall be adequately heated or cooled to
protect such animals from temperatures to which they are not
naturally adapted.
4. Suitable food and bedding shall be provided and
stored in facilities adequate to provide protection against
infestation or contamination by insects or rodents. Refrigeration
shall be provided for the protection of perishable foods.
5. Facilities shall have sufficient natural or artifical
lighting to suit the specific needs of the animal(s).
6. Provision shall be made for the removal and disposal
of animal and food wastes, bedding, dead animals, and debris.
Disposal facilities shall be maintained in a sanitary condition as
determined by the Bremerton/Kitsap County Health Department, free
from the infestation or contamination of insects or rodents or
disease, and from obnoxious or foul odors.
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7. Hot and cold water must be conveniently available for
cleaning and washing utensils, equipment, and facilities.
8. Sick animals shall be separated from those appearing
healthy and no~al and, if for sale, shall be removed from display
and sale. Sick animals shall be kept in isolation ~arters with
adequate ventilation to keep from contaminating well animals.
5.04.040 PET SHOP AND/OR KENNEL - INSPECTIONS. The owner or
keeper of a kennel or pet shop shall admit to the premises, for the
purpose of making an inspection, any officer or employee charged
with enforcing this chapter prior to issuance of a license or at
any reasonable time that admission is requested.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this
day of i-/Y~ ~- i/ , 1989.
PASSED by th~/City Council of thg~ity of Bremerton this
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APPROVED this /~ day of ~')~/;"~4/ , 1989.
E LOBE, Mayor
~THLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, Clerk