§ 4-31. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the words and phrases herein listed shall be defined as follows:

Air supply: Air delivered to the conditioned space and used for ventilation, heating, cooling, humidification or dehumidification.

Animals: Every living dumb creature, every species of animal and shall include, fowls, birds, turtles and rodents. It shall include, for the purpose of defining a pet shop or commercial kennel, any living creatures sold or exchanged as a commercial item.

Animal rescue organization: A humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other such not-for-profit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of dogs, cats, or other animals and properly organized as a charitable organization under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Breeding: The harboring of three (3) or more male dogs or cats used for stud for which a fee is charged and/or the harboring of three (3) or more female dogs or cats bearing two (2) or more litters of offspring during any twelve-month period shall be prima facie evidence that such animal is harbored for the purpose of breeding.

Cages: Any enclosure of limited space enclosed on the bottom and on all four (4) sides by either solid walls or otherwise in which animals or other creatures are placed for purposes of confinement or display.

Cat: An animal of any age of the Felis catus.

Commercial enterprise: Any establishment, the primary function of which is the sale of any product or commodity.

Commercial kennel: Any animal boarding place or other establishment for the breeding, boarding, grooming, sale or training of dogs and/or cats at which more than three (3) animals are maintained at any one (1) time provided that kennels or animal hospitals maintained by a licensed veterinarian as part of the practice of veterinary medicine and animal hospitals maintained by a licensed veterinarian as part of the practice of veterinary medicine and animal hospitals maintained primarily for the treatment of animals shall not be considered commercial kennels; provided that any use of such facility for breeding, boarding, grooming, sale or training of animals is secondary and subordinate to the primary use of such facility for the treatment of animals.

Dog: An animal of any age of the Canis lupus familiaris or resultant hybrids.

Exhaust air: Air removed from a space and not reused therein.

Healthful: A condition, appropriate to the particular species of animal involved, which is hygienic and conducive to the maintenance of the animals' well-being and to the prevention of disease.

Keeper: Any individual, association or corporation or employee thereof maintaining any facility regulated by this chapter.

Makeup air: Outdoor air supplied to replace exhaust air and exfilteration.

Outdoor air: Air taken from the external atmosphere and, therefore, not previously circulated through the system.

Pet dealers/pet shop/pet store: Any establishment maintained separately or in connection with another commercial enterprise which offers to sell any species of live animals with the intent that they be kept as pets.

Pet dealer/pet shop/pet store operator: A person who owns or operates a pet store.

Public view: Storefront or store window exposure of the animal and access to the animal by the public for handling.

Sale: The transfer of ownership in exchange for compensation or profit, including money, goods, and services. This definition shall not include adoption fees charged by an animal rescue organization.

Sanitary: A condition of good order and cleanliness which precludes the probability of disease transmission.

(Ord. No. 90-186, § 1, 11-13-90; Ord. No. 15O-04-110, § 3, 4-27-15)