Shop suspension or revocation.
El Paso City Code § 7.15.150
in effect7.15.150 - Shop suspension or revocation.
A. Suspension of Registration. The director may suspend a registration subject to this chapter if the director determines that any of the following is true:
1. The registration holder supplied false or misleading information on any application for a registration;
2. The registration holder is under investigation or has pending criminal charges for a violation of a provision of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or a provision of Title 7 of the El Paso City Code, as amended.
B. Term of Suspension. The director may suspend a shop's registration according to the below:
1. Except as provided by paragraph 2 below, the director may suspend a shop's registration for up to sixty calendar days.
2. A suspension due to a criminal investigation or pending criminal charges shall remain in effect until the first of the following occurs:
a. The registration term expires;
b. The criminal investigation ends without pursuit of criminal charges; or
c. The criminal charges are dismissed.
C. Notice of Intent to Suspend. Prior to the issuance of a suspension pursuant to paragraph A of this section, the director will issue a written notice of intent to suspend. The notice of intent to suspend will include the following:
1. Name and address of the registrant and shop;
2. Reason(s) for the suspension or revocation;
3. Notice of corrective measures to bring the shop into compliance with the requirements of this chapter;
4. Reasonable time limit for the completion of the corrective measures;
5. Statement that the registration, if suspended, is subject to revocation for failure to complete the corrective measures within the allotted time;
6. Order that the registration certificate be surrendered in-person or by certified mail to the director at animal services within seven days of receipt of notice;
7 Statement that the registration, if suspended, is subject to revocation for failure to surrender registration certificate within the allotted time; and
8. Statement that the suspension or revocation may be appealed under the provisions set forth in Section 7.15.190 of this chapter.
Failure to adopt the corrective measures by the time allotted in the notice of intent to suspend will result in suspension of the registration. The director may reduce the time of suspension upon completion of the required corrective measures.
D. The director may revoke a shop registration, if the shop owner is suspended for two violations of this chapter within a twelve-month period.
E. Revocation of Registration. The director may revoke a groomer's license subject to this chapter if the director determines that any of the following occurred:
1. The shop continues to operate on a suspended registration;
2. The registration holder is convicted of violating a provision of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or a provision of Title 7 of the El Paso City Code, as amended.
F. A shop registrant that has had his registration suspended or revoked shall be required to surrender the registration certificate to the director within seven calendar days of receiving notice from the city of suspension or revocation, regardless of whether the registrant requests an appeal in accordance with Section 7.15.190 of this Code.
1. In the case of suspension, failure to surrender the registration certificate within seven days of notice shall cause the director to revoke the registration. For the purpose of this provision, notice is considered received upon the department's mailing the notice via regular mail to the mailing address listed in the registrant's application.
2. A shop registrant shall not commence operations after the term of suspension has ended without first retrieving their registration from the director.
3. A shop registrant shall not continue operations during the period of suspension or revocation of their registration.
G. Notice of Suspension or Revocation. The director shall issue a written notice of suspension or revocation of a registration which shall contain, as applicable, the following:
1. Name and address of the registrant and shop;
2. Statement of whether the registration is suspended or revoked;
3. Reason(s) for the suspension or revocation;
4. Where applicable, order that the shop be closed;
5. Notice of corrective measures to bring the shop into compliance with the requirements of this chapter;
6. Reasonable time limit for the completion of the corrective measures;
7. Statement that the registration, if suspended, is subject to revocation for failure to complete the corrective measures within the allotted time;
8. Order that the registration certificate be surrendered to the director within seven days of receipt of notice;
9. Statement that the registration, if suspended, is subject to revocation for failure to surrender registration certificate within the allotted time; and
10. Statement that the suspension or revocation may be appealed under the provisions set forth in Section 7.15.190 of this chapter.
H. The director shall post a sign at any location where a shop registration has been suspended or revoked pursuant to this chapter. Said sign shall contain the following statement:
SHOP CLOSED BY ORDER OF THE CITY OF EL PASO DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES. VIOLATORS OF THIS ORDER ARE SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION PURSUANT TO TITLE 7 AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE EL PASO CITY CODE.
I. Reinstatement of Registration. A registrant may seek to reinstate a revoked registration according to the below:
1. A registrant must reapply for a new registration pursuant to Section 7.15.100 of this chapter. A registrant may not reapply for a new registration for a period of twelve months after said registration has been revoked.
2. A shop registrant who is found to perform grooming services with a revoked registration shall not be eligible to reapply for a new registration for a period of eighteen months after said registration has been revoked.
(Ord. No. 19087, § 14, 8-18-2020)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT7AN_CH7.15GRSE_ARTIIISHRE_7.15.150SHSUREFetched: 10/28/2026