§ 17.15.060. Special purpose license.

A.

The following special purpose licenses shall be required for persons or facilities keeping animals in the municipality:

1.

Animal litter license. A person who sells or reconveys not more than three litters of dogs and/or cats in a calendar year shall be required to obtain an animal litter license:

a.

Each litter shall be registered with the animal care and control center within seven weeks of birth for a fee set in accordance with chapter 17.70. Advertisements of any kind must show the litter license number in the ad. Any person who sells more than three litters in a calendar year must apply for a commercial facility license.

b.

This section does not apply to rescue groups approved by and registered with the animal care and control center.

2.

Multi-animal facility license. A person or facility, including a dwelling unit, residence, or business premise, that owns, possesses or is the custodian of four or more dogs, four or more cats, four or more rabbits, four or more ferrets, four or more horses or any combination of seven or more of the above animals, shall be required to obtain a multi-animal facility license:

a.

This section shall not apply to a person who has a single litter of dogs and/or cats that are not for sale and under the age of four months.

b.

This license shall be valid for two years from date of issuance.

3.

Commercial facility license. A person or facility that boards or grooms dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, and/or horses for fees or services, or any person or facility that reconveys four or more dogs or cats in a calendar year, or any person or facility that breeds more than three litters of dogs and/or cats in a calendar year shall be required to obtain a commercial facility license.

a.

This license shall be valid for one year from date of issuance.

b.

A pet store is a commercial facility for purposes of this section.

c.

A veterinary clinic is not a commercial facility for purposes of this section.

d.

This section does not apply to rescue groups approved by and registered with the animal care and control center.

4.

Mushing facility license means a person or facility, including a dwelling unit, residence, or business premise that owns, houses, possesses, or acts as custodian of four or more dogs over the age of four months, that have been trained to be harnessed and pull sleds, carts, vehicles with humans and/or cargo for the sport of mushing whether for recreation, competition or for remuneration shall be required to obtain a mushing facility license.

a.

This license shall be valid for two years from date of issuance.

b.

This license shall be valid for any dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, or horses owned by the same person or facility of the mushing dogs on the same premises.

c.

This section does not apply to rescue groups approved by and registered with the animal care and control center.

B.

Each animal in the facility, in addition to those covered under section 17.15.010C.3., that is required to have a MOA dog license shall be provided that license at no additional cost to the holder of the multiple animal facility license or mushing facility license.

C.

Veterinary facilities are excluded from the requirements of section 17.15.060.

(AO No. 2001-158(S-4), § 1, 1-1-03; AO No. 2017-87 , § 4, 6-13-17)

Editor's note

In connection with adoption of AO 2001-158 (S-4) as Amended, approved on June 25, 2002 and effective January 1, 2003, Assembly expression of legislative intent on June 11, 2002, was that any reference to "business" or "commercial" in Title 17 does not mean conducting a business for the purposes of other Titles.