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A. No person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity shall own, maintain or operate a pet shop without first obtaining a pet shop license issued pursuant to this chapter.

B. Applications for pet shop licenses shall be made to the city’s finance department. An application for a pet shop license shall contain the following information:

1. The name, address, telephone number and emergency telephone number of the person, firm or corporation owning the pet shop.

2. The name, address, phone number and emergency phone number of the person managing, operating or otherwise having supervision of the pet shop.

3. The business name, address and location of the pet shop.

4. A statement that the pet shop will maintain and make available care and nutritional requirements for all animals for sale at the pet shop.

5. The name and address of one or more licensed veterinarians who will care for any animals which become sick or injured while at the pet shop.

6. The applicant must attach to the application any necessary approvals from the county health department which are required to assure that adequate provisions for sanitary facilities will be provided.

7. The applicant shall be required to pay a nonrefundable license fee upon filing the application. The license fee shall be in the amount set by resolution of city council; however, until the passage of such a resolution, the license fee for those businesses wherein the gross proceeds derived from the sale of pet animals exceeds twenty percent of the total gross proceeds of the business shall be in the sum of $100 and the license fee for those businesses whose gross proceeds from the sale of pet animals is less than twenty percent of the total gross proceeds of said business shall be in the sum of $25.

8. Within five days after receipt of an application for a pet shop license, the department receiving the application shall transmit copies of such application to the planning department and to the director of joint animal control.

9. Within thirty days of receipt of an application for a pet shop license, the license shall be issued unless the planning department has advised that the use or proposed use of the premises is not in conformity with the city’s zoning code or other applicable land use laws and regulations or that the buildings upon the subject premises fail to meet the requirements of the building, fire, mechanical or plumbing codes applicable to the proposed use or the director of joint animal control has determined that the applicant has previously been convicted of neglect or cruelty to animals or that a pet shop or other similar license held by such applicant has been revoked or renewal refused either pursuant to the terms of this chapter or by any other licensing jurisdiction.

10. The pet shop license shall expire on December 31 and must be renewed annually. (Ord. 907 §1, 1991).