Commercial pet service facility license—Required; fee; exceptions.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 6-121
in effectSec. 6-121. - Commercial pet service facility license—Required; fee; exceptions.
(a) Any person in the city conducting, managing or maintaining a commercial pet service facility shall obtain a license to do so from the department and pay an annual license fee, regardless of the number of animals kept. The annual license fee is stated in the city fee schedule.
(b) The license fee shall be for the calendar year or any part thereof during which the commercial pet service facility is maintained, and shall be due and payable in advance on or before January first of each year.
(c) The fee imposed under subsection (a) of this section shall not be applicable to a commercial pet service facility that is operated by a humane organization as a shelter facility. The foregoing fee exemption shall not be construed to exempt the humane organization from maintaining a valid license for any commercial pet service facility which it may operate or from compliance with any applicable ordinance governing the operation or location of a commercial pet service facility.
(Ord. No. 2022-44, § 2(Exh. A), 1-19-2022)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH6ANFO_ARTIVDOCA_DIV5COPESEFA_S6-121COPESEFALIEQFEEXFetched: 10/26/2026