03-05-09: KENNEL LICENSING:

   (1)   Personal Kennel License: It is unlawful to keep, maintain or possess upon the premises of any one household more than three (3) canines three (3) months of age or older in an unincorporated area of the county unless the owner or person in charge thereof shall have obtained a personal kennel license for a maximum of five (5) canines.

   (2)   Kennel License: A kennel license shall only be permitted and issued in accordance with the terms and provisions of the county zoning ordinance 1 ; provided, however, that notice of any public hearing required on any application for a kennel license shall be mailed to all abutting property owners within the boundary line of an area determined by the intersection of lines drawn six hundred feet (600') at right angles out from and parallel to all sides of the tract whereupon such kennel is to be erected or maintained. Where dedicated street rights of way are encountered, they shall be included in establishing the six hundred foot (600') boundary line around the tract.

      A.    License Fee: A kennel license shall be issued when the applicant pays the annual kennel license fee as established by the board provided the requirements established in this section have been fulfilled.

      B.    Location: No kennel shall be established within one hundred fifty feet (150') of any dwelling house other than that of the kennel owner; provided, however, that a kennel license may be issued to establish a kennel within one hundred fifty feet (150') of a dwelling house other than that of the kennel owner upon consent of all property owners within three hundred feet (300') of the kennel.

      C.    Condition; Noise: Said canine kennel shall be kept at all times in a clean and sanitary condition and the canines shall be reasonably restrained from annoying the neighborhood or the general public by loud, frequent, or habitual barking, yelping or howling.

   (3)   Kennel License Fee: The kennel license fee is thirty dollars ($30.00) per year. This fee may be amended by resolution of the board of county commissioners. (Ord. 11-010, 9-29-2011)