Section 285.154.3. Licensing.

(1) A person, firm, or corporation operating, or desiring to operate, a riding stable or sales barn shall apply for a license on an application form secured from the department.   The   completed   application shall be filed with the department.

(2)   A copy of these rules shall be attached to each application for a license. The applicant shall acknowledge receipt of the rules and agree to comply with them by signing a form provided for that purpose. The signed form shall accompany the application for a license.

(3)   Before a license is issued, an applicant shall demonstrate that his facility complies with the standards set forth in these rules.  If  the applicant's facility does not comply with the standards,  the   applicant shall be advised in writing  of  the  deficiencies which exist and the corrective measures which shall be completed before a license is issued.When an existing facility does not comply with the  standards,  the  director may

issue a temporary permit to operate the facility for a specified period of time. This period of time shall not exceed 90 days for  the facility to be brought into compliance with the standards. While operating under a temporary permit, the rules of sanitation and humane treatment of the animals set forth in these rules shall be complied with.

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

(5)   A person whose license has been suspended or revoked shall not  be licensed in any manner during the period in which the order of suspension or revocation is in effect. A partnership, firm, or corporation in which such a person has a substantial financial interest shall not be licensed during that period. A person who has been an officer, agent, or employee of the licensee whose license has been revoked, and who was responsible for,  or participated in, the  violation  upon   which  the  order  of  suspension or revocation was based, shall not be licensed during the period in which the order of suspension or revocation is in effect.

History: 1979 AC.