§ 6.24.090. Approval—Director of animal control investigation.

Upon approval by the departments provided for in Section 6.24.070 of an application for an initial permit or upon the receipt of an application for a renewal permit, the director of animal control shall make any investigation he deems proper. He shall approve an application if he finds all of the following:

A.

The keeping of the wild animal at the location specified in the application will not violate any law or ordinance of the town or any law of the state;

B.

The keeping and maintenance of the wild animal will not endanger the peace, health or safety of persons in the immediate vicinity, or in the town as a whole;

C.

The premises and housing where the wild animal is to be kept are in a clean and sanitary condition, and any wild animal will not be subject to suffering, cruelty or abuse;

D.

The applicant has not had a permit provided for in this chapter revoked within a year prior to the date of application;

E.

The keeping and maintenance of the wild animal does not constitute a public nuisance. (Ord. 123 §1(part), 1984: Ord. 57 §8(D), 1982)