§ 462.1301. Permit Requirements.

The fees listed below can be found electronically on the following City of Jacksonville webpage: www.coj.net/fees .

Any and all persons or businesses or other entities that have not secured a current, valid permit under Part 10 Pet Shops and Animal Dealers or Part 11 Hobby Breeders and Occasional Sellers shall be subject to the following requirements:

(a)

No dwelling, residence, structure, or property may house more than five unsterilized cats and/or dogs over the age of six months, determined by the emergence of adult canine teeth, unless an annual "Excessive Unsterilized Animal Permit - Level One" fee has been paid to ACPS. The cost of the permit shall increase per animal (beginning with the sixth unsterilized animal) listed up to a total of 20 unsterilized animals.

(b)

No dwelling, residence, structure, or property may house more than 20 unsterilized cats and/or dogs over the age of six months determined by the emergence of adult canine teeth unless an annual "Excessive Unsterilized Animal Permit - Level Two" fee has been paid to ACPS. The cost of the permit shall increase per animal (beginning with the sixth unsterilized animal) listed up to a total of 20 unsterilized animals, and further increase per animal(beginning with the twenty-first unsterilized animal) listed over 20 up to 40 unsterilized animals.

(c)

No dwelling, residence, structure, or property may house more than 40 unsterilized cats and/or dogs over the age of six months, determined by the emergence of adult canine teeth, unless an annual "Excessive Unsterilized Animal Permit - Level Three" fee has been paid to ACPS. The cost of the permit shall increase per animal (beginning with the sixth unsterilized animal) listed up to a total of 20 unsterilized animals, and further increase per animal(beginning with the twenty-first unsterilized animal) listed over 20 up to 40 unsterilized animals, and further increase per animal beginning with the forty-first animal.

(d)

Permit holders complying with the requirements of this Section may breed animals without securing a hobby breeder or occasional seller permit in Part 11, provided that no more than four litters are sold, traded, exchanged or otherwise placed per calendar year provided that the litters are registered with ACPS. Registration shall be in the form of a letter stating when the litter was born and the number of animals in the litter.

(Ord. 2010-527-E, § 15; Ord. 2017-665-E , § 23)