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 Riverside County
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 6. ANIMALS
 Chapter 6.08. DOGS, CATS AND OTHER ANIMALS

  § 6.08.050. Mandatory licensing of kennels and catteries.  

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  • A.

    Any person maintaining five or more dogs shall obtain the appropriate kennel license.

    B.

    No person shall operate or maintain a class I kennel, class II kennel, class III kennel, class IV kennel, sentry dog kennel or cattery, as defined in section 6.08.010 of this chapter, without first obtaining verification from the Riverside County Planning Department that the operation of the kennel or cattery is in compliance with applicable provisions of Riverside County Ordinance No. 348 and obtaining the appropriate license from the department.

    C.

    Application for a kennel or cattery license shall be filed with the director on a form prescribed by him/her not later than ten (10) days after obtaining written verification from the Riverside County Planning Department that the operation of the kennel or cattery is in compliance with applicable provisions of Riverside County Ordinance No. 348. Said application form, when completed, shall contain such information as may reasonably be required by the director for the purposes of enforcement of this chapter, including but not limited to:

    1.

    The verification issued by the Riverside County Planning Department that the operation of the kennel or cattery is in compliance with Riverside County Ordinance No. 348;

    2.

    The current home telephone number of the caretaker of the subject kennel or cattery and another current telephone number for emergency use or messages when such caretaker is absent for the subject kennel or cattery.

    3.

    Where a kennel or cattery is sought to be operated upon leased or rented premises, a letter of consent from the owner of the premises to the effect that the kennel or cattery may be maintained and operated on such premises shall be submitted to the director at the time the application for the kennel or cattery license is submitted.

    D.

    Such a license shall be valid for a period of either one or two years from the date of issuance. Said license shall be renewed within thirty (30) days after the date of expiration. Where a kennel license has been issued and is in effect, the dogs contained in such kennel shall be exempt from the requirements of individual license tags as provided in section 6.08.020 of this chapter. This class I kennel, class II kennel, class III kennel, class IV kennel, sentry dog kennel, cattery license fees, and late fees, shall be as set forth below. If an application for a license or renewal of a license is made more than thirty (30) days after such license is required or such previous license has expired a late fee of fifty (50) percent of the applicable fee shall be added.

    KENNEL LICENSE

    Class I (5—10 dogs)
    1 year license, Unaltered $250.00
    2 year license, Unaltered $450.00
    1 year license, Altered $150.00
    2 year license, Altered $250.00

     

    COMMENTS:

    1.

    Altered: All dogs are spayed and/or neutered.

    2.

    Unaltered: One or more dogs are not spayed and/or neutered.

    Late fee: Fifty (50) percent of the applicable fee(s).

    Class II (11—25 dogs)
    1 year license, Unaltered $350.00
    2 year license, Unaltered $600.00
    1 year license, Altered $250.00
    2 year license, Altered $400.00

     

    COMMENTS:

    1.

    Altered: All dogs are spayed and/or neutered.

    2.

    Unaltered: One or more dogs are not spayed and/or neutered.

    Late Fee: Fifty (50) percent of the applicable fee(s).

    Class III (26—40 dogs)
    1 year license, Unaltered $450.00
    2 year license, Unaltered $750.00
    1 year license, Altered $350.00
    2 year license, Altered $550.00

     

    COMMENTS:

    1.

    Altered: All dogs are spayed and/or neutered.

    2.

    Unaltered: One or more dogs are not spayed and/or neutered.

    Late fee: Fifty (50) percent of the applicable fee(s).

    Class IV (41+ dogs)
    1 year license, Unaltered $550.00
    2 year license, Unaltered $900.00
    1 year license, Altered $450.00
    2 year license, Altered $700.00

     

    COMMENTS:

    1.

    Altered: All dogs are spayed and/or neutered.

    2.

    Unaltered: One or more dogs are not spayed and/or neutered.

    Late fee: Fifty (50) percent of the applicable fee(s).

    Sentry Dog Kennel
    1 year license, Unaltered $500.00
    2 year license, Unaltered $800.00
    1 year license, Altered $400.00
    2 year license, Altered $600.00

     

    COMMENTS:

    1.

    Altered: All dogs are spayed and/or neutered.

    2.

    Unaltered: One or more dogs are not spayed and/or neutered.

    Late fee: Fifty (50) percent of the applicable fee(s).

    Cattery License
    1 year license, Unaltered $250.00
    2 year license, Unaltered $400.00
    1 year license, Altered $200.00
    2 year license, Altered $300.00

     

    COMMENTS:

    1.

    Altered: All cats are spayed and/or neutered.

    2.

    Unaltered: One or more cats are not spayed and/or neutered.

    Late fee: Fifty (50) percent of the applicable fee(s).

    E.

    After receipt of a kennel or cattery license application, the director, or his designee, shall make an inspection of the premises of the kennel or cattery for which a license is requested. No kennel or cattery license shall be issued nor shall any such license be renewed, unless and until the kennel or cattery, in the opinion of the director, satisfies the applicable laws and regulations of the State of California, the applicable ordinances of the County of Riverside and the applicable conditions set forth in the standards for kennels and catteries adopted by resolution of the board of supervisors. Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, the director or the Riverside County Planning Director may, in their respective discretion, limit the number of dogs or cats over the age of four months which are kept or maintained in any kennel or cattery, and such limitation may be imposed at such time as an application for an initial kennel or cattery license is considered or at such time as an application for renewal of a kennel or cattery license is considered.

    F.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the director, or his designee, is hereby authorized to enter upon and inspect the premises of any kennel or cattery located in the County of Riverside for the purpose of determining whether such kennel or cattery is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the standards for kennels and catteries referred to in Section 6.08.050, Subsection (e) of this chapter. As a condition of the issuance of a kennel or cattery license, each owner and operator of a kennel or cattery shall agree to allow such entry and inspection and such agreement shall be made a part of the license application. Such inspections shall be made during reasonable hours at times when the owner or operator of the kennel or cattery is present on the kennel or cattery premises, and with such frequency as the director shall deem appropriate, and such inspections may, at the discretion of the director, be made without prior notice to the owner or operator of the subject kennel or cattery. Willful refusal on the part of a kennel or cattery owner or operator to allow such inspection shall be grounds for summary denial of an application for a kennel or cattery license or for summary suspension or revocation of a kennel or cattery license.

(Ord. No. 630.16, § 5, 1-5-2016; Ord. No. 630.17, § 1, 2-27-2018)