§ 6.12.020. Permit required.

Permits are required for the following:

A.

Multi-Animal Permit. To own, harbor or keep more than four and no more than nine sterilized dogs and cats in any combination thereof over the age of six months. This multi-animal permit will be issued upon completion of a permit application as required by the animal control department.

B.

Commercial Business Registration. To operate a kennel, pet shop, refuge, shelter, or commercial breeding site. A commercial business registration may only be approved in a nonresidential zone and will be obtained from the city of Clovis finance department. Commercial businesses are described as follows:

1.

Kennel means a commercial establishment operating for intended profit where dogs or cats are boarded, kept, or maintained. Each kennel within the city shall provide to the animal control shelter, on a quarterly basis, a list of dogs and cats sold by the kennel during that quarter.

2.

Pet shop means any premises, or part thereof, open to the public which engages in the purchase, sale, exchange or hire of animals of any type, except livestock. Each pet shop within the city shall provide to the animal shelter, on a quarterly basis, a list of dogs and cats sold by the pet shop during that quarter.

3.

Refuge or shelter means a nonprofit animal facility operated by a municipality or nonprofit organization for the purpose of bringing aid and comfort to dogs or cats, and where animals are not bred.

C.

Animal Litter Sale Permit. Applies to the accidental impregnation of a household pet. No person shall apply for or obtain more than one animal litter permit per female companion animal per household. A second request will be referred to the city clerk for a home business registration. No fee will be imposed for the first occurrence of an unintended litter. Second and subsequent litters without a permit will be subject to a fine pursuant to Section 6.36.010 of this title.

D.

Home Business Registration. To own, harbor or keep unsterilized dog(s) or cat(s) or to conduct home breeding of dogs or cats for resale purposes. A home business registration may only be conducted in "R" Residential or "RS" residential single-family zones and will be obtained from the city of Clovis finance department. No more than two unsterilized animals may be owned, harbored, or kept at a residence for breeding purposes.

E.

Those individuals to whom current multi-animal permits have been issued may continue to operate under prior code Section 6.12.110 as to existing animals if an application for renewal is submitted to the city within thirty days of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.

 

All permits & registrations require the following information to be provided to the city of Clovis animal control department:

1.

The name and address of the buyer.

2.

The address of the location where the dog or cat will reside, if not the same as the buyer's residence.

3.

The breed, sex and approximate-age of the animal.

4.

A description, including principal colors.

(Ord. 1648-2000 § 3(part), 2000).

(Ord. No. 2064-2016, § 2, 3-10-16).