A. It is unlawful for any person to keep and maintain any dog or cat within the county for the
purposes of a hobby kennel or hobby cattery without annually obtaining a valid and subsisting license
therefor. The fee for such an annual license shall be assessed upon the owner or keeper of the animals
and shall be as provided in K.C.C. 11.04.035. In addition, each animal shall be licensed individually
under K.C.C. 11.04.030.B.
B. Any hobby kennel or hobby cattery license shall limit the total number of dogs and cats over
six months old kept by the hobby kennel or hobby cattery based on the following guidelines:
1. Animal size;
2. Type and characteristics of the breed;
3. The amount of lot area, though the maximum number shall not exceed:
a. twenty-five where the lot area contains five acres or more;
b. ten where the lot area contains thirty-five thousand square feet but less than five acres; and
c. five where the lot area is less than thirty-five thousand square feet;
4. The facility specifications and dimensions in which the dogs and cats are to be maintained;
5. The zoning classification in which the hobby kennel or hobby cattery would be maintained.
C. The following are requirements for hobby kennels and hobby catteries:
1. All open run areas shall be completely surrounded by a six-foot fence set back at least
twenty feet from all property lines, though this requirement may be modified for hobby catteries as long as
the open run area contains the cats and prohibits the entrance of children. For purposes of this section
"open run area" means that area, within the property lines of the premises on which the hobby kennel or
hobby cattery is to be maintained, where the dogs and cats are sheltered or maintained. If there is no
area set aside for sheltering or maintaining the dogs within the property lines of the premises the twenty
foot setback does not apply. The property lines of premises not containing an open run area must be
completely surrounded by a six-foot fence;
2. No commercial signs or other appearances advertising the hobby kennel or hobby cattery are
permitted on the property except for the sale of the allowable offspring set forth in this section;
3. The manager of the animal care and control section may require setback, additional setback,
fencing, screening or soundproofing as the manager deems necessary to ensure the compatibility of the
hobby kennel or hobby cattery with the surrounding neighborhood. Factors to be considered in determining
the compatibility are:
a. statements regarding approval or disapproval of surrounding neighbors relative to
maintenance of a hobby kennel or hobby cattery at the address applied for;
b. history of animal care and control complaints relating to the dogs and cats of the applicant at
the address for which the hobby kennel or hobby cattery is applied for;
c. facility specifications or dimensions in which the dogs and cats are to be maintained;
d. animal size, type and characteristics of breed; and
e. the zoning classification of the premises on which the hobby kennel or hobby cattery is
maintained;
4. The hobby kennel or hobby cattery shall limit dog and cat reproduction to no more than one
litter per license year per female dog and two litters per license year per female cat; and
5. Each dog and cat in the hobby kennel or hobby cattery shall have current and proper
immunization from disease according to the dog's and cat's species and age. The immunizations shall
consist of distemper, hepattitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza and parvo virus (DHLPP) inoculation for dogs
over three months old and feline herpesvirus 1, calicivirus and panleukopenia virus (FVRCP....++++
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If you are interested in reading the rest...it's here (PDF)
eta: Kings County also has Msn...so might check what the fees are for unaltered dogs...anything under $150 is pretty reasonable these days...and see what their exemptions are.