§ 6-42. License required; application; fee; term; inspection.

(a)

Required. No person shall engage in the business of breeding, buying, selling, trading, training or boarding dogs or cats, or both dogs and cats, without first having obtained a kennel license from the City of Manhattan, Kansas. The term "business" shall include any operation which is primarily for the commercial gain of the owner or any operation which routinely engages in the acquisition and disposition of dogs or cats and routinely maintains in excess of five animals, regardless of whether or not such operation results in commercial gain to the owner.

(b)

Application, fee, term. Application for a kennel license shall be made on a form and in the manner provided by the city clerk's office. The application form shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in Chapter 19 of this Code for kennel licenses. All such licenses shall expire on December 31st of each year. The full amount of the license fee shall be paid, regardless of the time of year the application is made.

(c)

Inspection. No kennel license shall be issued until an inspection certificate has been issued by the Riley County health department, or such other agent or employee of the city that is charged with the responsibility of inspection and regulation of kennels, certifying approval of the kennel and compliance with the remaining sections of this division and such other laws of the State of Kansas or the United States government that are applicable to kennels. No license shall be issued for any premises that are in violation of any zoning law of the city. The fact that a business is required to obtain a license hereunder shall not necessarily deem the business to be a "kennel" for the purposes of the zoning ordinance.

(d)

Right of entry. Any agent or employee of the city charged with the responsibility of enforcing this division of the Code shall have the right to inspect any licensed premises under this division at any reasonable time. The application for a license hereunder shall constitute consent to such entry and inspection.

(Ord. No. 4481, § 1, 11-17-87)