Portageville, Missouri

Section 205.010 Definitions.

KENNEL or CATTERY

Any premises wherein any person engages in the business of boarding, breeding, buying, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling dogs or cats.

Section 205.040 Permits/Business License.

A. No person, partnership or corporation shall operate a commercial animal establishment or animal shelter without first obtaining a permit in compliance with this Chapter.

B. The licensing authority 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 Chapter and other applicable laws. The licensing authority may amend such regulations from time to time as deemed desirable for the public health and welfare and for the protection of animals.

C. When a permit applicant has shown the he/she is willing to comply with the regulations promulgated by the licensing authority, a permit shall be issued upon payment of the applicable fee.

D. The permit period shall being with the fiscal year and shall run for one (1) year. Renewal applications for permits shall be made thirty (30) days prior to, and up to sixty (60) days after, the start of the fiscal year. Application for a permit to establish a new commercial animal establishment under the provisions of this Chapter may be made at any time.

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G. Annual permits shall be issued upon payment of the applicable fee (Under no circumstances shall any of the following be allowed in any R-1 or R-2 zoning district):

1. Kennel authorized to house fewer than ten (10) dogs or cats: fifty dollars ($50.00).

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

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K. Failure to obtain a permit before opening any facility covered in this Section shall result in a fine of two hundred dollars ($200.00).

Section 205.050 License And Permit Issuance And Revocation.

A. After an application is filed, the licensing authority shall inspect the facility prior to issuing the permit. The licensing authority may revoke any permit or license if the person refuses or fails to comply with this Chapter, the regulations promulgated by the licensing authority or any law governing the protection and keeping the animals. Any person whose permit or license is revoked shall, within ten (10) days thereafter, humanely dispose of all animals owned, kept or harbored. No part of the permit or license fee shall be refunded.

B. It shall be a condition of the issuance of any permit/licensing authority shall be permitted to inspect all animals and premises where animals are kept at any time and shall, if permission for such inspection is refused, revoke the permit or license of the refusing owner.

C. If the applicant has withheld or falsified any information on the application, the licensing authority shall refuse to issue a permit or license.

D. No person who has been convicted or cruelty to animals shall be issued a permit or license to operate a commercial animal establishment.

E. Any person having been denied a license or permit may not reapply for a period of thirty (30) days. Each reapplication shall be accompanied by a ten-dollar ($10.00) fee.