Section 285.151.11. Pet shop licenses.

(1) A person operating or desiring to operate a pet shop shall apply for a license on a form furnished upon request by the department. The completed application form shall be filed  with   the   department.   The license is not transferable.

(2)   A copy of the applicable standards shall be furnished with each application for license and the applicant shall acknowledge receipt of the standards and agree to comply with them by signing a form provided  for such purpose. The form shall be filed with the application for license.

(3)    An applicant shall demonstrate that his facilities comply with the standards required in these rules. If the applicant's facilities  do   not comply with the standards, the applicant shall be advised in writing  of deficiencies and the  corrective   measures that shall be taken before facilities will be in compliance with the standards.  After January 1, 1971, if the applicant has an existing business and his facilities do not comply with the standards and the applicant has been duly notified as to the corrective measures necessary to  comply  with   the  standards,   the director may issue a temporary permit to operate such facility for a period of time, to be agreed upon in writing by both parties  for   the purpose of bringing the facility into compliance. All rules  of   sanitation shall be complied with as set forth in these rules.

(4)  A licensee shall notify the department promptly of any change in name, address, management, or substantial  control  or   ownership   of  his business or operation.

(5)    A person who has been an officer, agent, or employee of the licensee whose license has been suspended or revoked, and who was responsible for, or participated in, the violation upon  which  the   order  of  suspension   or revocation was based, will not be licensed during the period in which the order of suspension or revocation is in effect.

(6)  A person whose license has been suspended or revoked shall not again be licensed in his own name or in any other manner during the period in which the order of suspension  or   revocation  is    in   effect and  a partnership, firm, or corporation in which such a person has a substantial financial interest shall not be licensed during such period.

History: 1979 AC.