Northville, Michigan

§ 53-2. Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

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KENNEL/STABLE (COMMERCIAL)

Any lot or premises where animals, of at least six months in age, are kept either permanently or temporarily as a business operation for the purposes of breeding, boarding, training, sale or transfer.

§ 53-5Kennel license.

A. Requirements.

(1) Any person who operates a private or commercial kennel, as defined herein, shall annually apply to the Township for kennel license. The issuance of a kennel license shall be in lieu of the individual license required under this chapter.

(2) This section shall not apply to a litter of puppies, so long as such dogs are less than six months of age.

(3) With each kennel license, the Township shall issue a number of tags equal to the number of dogs authorized to be kept in the kennel. Such tags shall be readily distinguishable from the individual license tags issued. The licensee of a kennel shall, at all times, keep one of the tags issued under this division attached to a collar on each dog six months old or older. No dog bearing a kennel tag shall be permitted to stray or be taken anywhere outside the limits of the boarding kennel. This section does not prohibit the taking of dogs having a kennel license outside the limits of the kennel temporarily and in leash, nor does it prohibit the taking of such dogs out of the kennel temporarily for the purpose of hunting, breeding, trial or show.

(4) Upon conviction of a violation of this chapter, and upon notification to the licensee, the Township may revoke the license granted under this chapter.

(5) It shall be the duty of all kennel licensees to keep the kennel enclosures, stalls and/or runs clean and free from any accumulation of dirt, mud, fecal matter or debris. Further, all kennel licensees shall clean, at least daily, any and all refuse matter, including fecal matter, from inside and outside the kennel enclosures.

(6) All kennels shall be reasonably open to inspection at all times.

(7) The annual fee for kennel licenses shall be established by resolution of the Township Board.

B. Standards for issuance.

(1) No private or commercial kennel license shall be issued unless the use is in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance.