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FARM ANIMALS shall mean those animals commonly associated with a farm, ranch or stable or performing work in an agricultural setting. These animals shall include but are not limited to chickens, ducks, geese, horses, cows, sheep, goats, pigs (including Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs), and llamas. KENNEL means any place where four or more dogs over the age of six months are kept, owned, boarded, bred or offered for sale. OWNER means a person who harbors, feeds, boards, possesses, keeps or has custody of an animal. PET SHOP means any establishment, whether non-profit or for profit, engaged in the business of breeding, buying, selling or boarding animals of any species. VETERINARY HOSPITAL means any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals. (B) Animal licensing/Identification. Animals that are permitted in the city are not required to obtain a license, however all dogs over the age of six months shall have an identification tag affixed to a collar which indicates the owner name, address and a contact phone number. (C) Licensing Pet Shops & Kennels. Pet shops and kennels shall require a license from the City. It is unlawful to operate a kennel in any residentially zoned district. Pet Shops and kennels are permitted in certain zoning district but require a conditional use permit. (D) License validity; fees. Licenses shall be issued as follows: (1) All fees will be established from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the city council. Licenses may be issued at any time during a license period, provided that the fees set forth in this section shall be prorated on the basis of the number of months remaining in any such period. However the minimum fee shall be no less than the licensing fee for a six month period. For this purpose fifteen days or more shall be construed a full month. Application for license shall be filed on the appropriate forms provided by the city. (2) Kennel licenses. No kennel license may be issued or renewed unless the applicant has a valid conditional use permit for the facility. (3) The commencement and ending period of licenses shall be set out in the ordinance or resolution that establishes fees for such license. Licenses shall be valid for a period of two years. (E) Unlawful acts. (1) It is unlawful for any animal to defecate on public property or the private property of another, without the owner or person in control of the animal immediately removing the excrement and disposing of it in a sanitary manner. (2) It is unlawful for any animal to be in or upon any city park, street, sidewalk or trail property unless owner or person in control of the animal restrains it by a leash or the animal is housed in a 71΋tğŭĻ