Section 285.151.12. Dog pound and animal shelter registrations.

(1) A dog pound or animal shelter shall register with the department by completing and filing a properly executed form furnished by the department upon request. The registration form shall be filed with  the department.

(2)    A copy of the standards set forth in these rules shall be furnished with each registration form and the  registrant  shall  acknowledge  his receipt and agree to comply with them by signing a form provided by the department. The form shall be signed by the  chairman  of  the  board   of commissioners, city manager, or mayor in the case of a dog pound or by the president of the animal welfare society in the case of an animal  shelter.

(3)    A registrant shall demonstrate that his facilities comply with the standards required in these rules. If the registrant's facilities do  not comply with the standards, the registrant will be advised in writing  of deficiencies and the corrective measures that shall be taken before the facilities are in compliance with the standards. After January 1, 1971,  if the registrant  and  his  existing  facilities   do  not  comply   with the standards and the registrant 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.

History: 1979 AC.