§ 8.06.030 — STANDARDS

8.06.030: STANDARDS:

A. Licensees shall ensure that appropriate preventative and therapeutic veterinary care is provided. B. Each licensee shall have a plan for disaster response and recovery, including, but not limited to, structural damage, electrical outages, and other critical system failures. C. All dogs over four (4) months old shall be properly licensed. D. All dogs shall be provided necessary and appropriate veterinary care, including, at a minimum, an examination at least annually by a licensed veterinarian, prompt treatment of any illness or injury by a licensed veterinarian, and, where justified, humane euthanasia by an appropriate agency using lawful techniques determined acceptable by the office of animal services. E. All dogs shall be provided sufficient housing, including protection from the elements, constant and unfettered access to an indoor enclosure that has a solid floor (a wire mesh or similar floor is not permitted), no stacking of one animal's enclosure above or below another animal's enclosure, and waste removal at least once a day while a dog is outside the enclosure. (Ord. 5-12, 2012)