[Adopted by Ord. No. 84-7]
For the purpose of this article the following definitions shall apply:
An establishment for the breeding of dogs and/or cats and/or an establishment
for the boarding of dogs and/or cats of others.
A retail establishment for the sale of domesticated animals, fish
or birds.
An establishment, other than public providing confinement, shelter
or protection to abandoned, stray, unwanted or unlicensed animals.
Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to establish a kennel,
pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the Borough Clerk for a license
entitling him to keep or operate such establishment. Any person holding such
license shall not be required to secure individual licenses for dogs owned
by such licensee or kept at such establishments. Such licenses shall not be
transferable to another owner or different premises.
The application shall contain the following information:
A.Â
The name and permanent and local address of the applicant.
B.Â
The street address where the establishment is located
or proposed to be located, together with a general description of the premises.
C.Â
The purposes for which it is to be maintained.
D.Â
The maximum number of dogs to be accommodated by such
establishment at any one time.
No license shall be issued until the proposed licensee submits a written
statement from the Health Officer, sanitarian or designated member of the
Board of Health that the establishment or proposed establishment complies
with local and state rules governing the location of and sanitation at such
establishment. An establishment shall be inspected once per year and shall
be subject to reinspection, at a fee proscribed herein.
All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall expire
on the last day of June of each year.
[Amended by Ord. No. 96-06]
The annual license and inspection fees shall be as established in Chapter 127, Fees.
All licenses shall be subject to revocation by the Borough upon recommendation
of the State Department of Health or local Board of Health for failure to
comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department or local Board,
after the owner has been afforded a hearing by either the Department or Board.
A.Â
Any kennel to be licensed hereunder shall be so located,
constructed, arranged and operated that the dogs or animals maintained therein
shall be housed in a building which is detached from the applicant's
residence, and the dogs shall be confined to a secure enclosure and the run
areas connected thereto so that they cannot come into contact with other dogs
not maintained therein, and otherwise in such manner that the kennel shall
not be a nuisance as to noise, odors or actions in the neighborhood.
B.Â
In pet shops, the dogs or other animals maintained shall
be confined in a secure enclosure and the run areas connected thereto so that
they cannot come in contact with other animals, and the size, location and
sanitary facilities of the same shall be such that the animals now owned or
maintained by the owner.
C.Â
All interior building surfaces where animals are boarded
shall be constructed of impervious washable material. The floors shall be
pitched to provide proper drainage to drains and gutters which are connected
to an approved subsurface septic system or sewer line.
D.Â
The buildings used for kennels, pet shops, pounds and
shelters shall at all times have hot and cold running water, be maintained
at a minimum of 55°, have facilities for washing and sanitizing utensils
in a manner approved by the Board of Health, have windows and doors which
are screened and provide adequate ventilation so that the premises are free
from insects and foul odors.
