Section 25-J301. PET SHOPS: LICENSES

 

301.1No person shall operate a pet shop within the District without first having obtained a license from the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.

 

301.2The issuance of any license to operate a pet shop shall be subject to the approval of the Director, in addition to any other approvals that may be required.

 

301.3Application for a license to operate a pet shop shall be made in writing, and shall specify the name of the person operating the pet shop and the name and location of the pet shop.

 

301.4Whenever, after inspection or investigation, the Director has reason to believe that the holder of a pet shop license has failed on a continuing basis to comply substantially with the provisions of this chapter, the Director shall give written notice of that fact to the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, and shall make recommendations with respect to the suspension or revocation, or the denial of renewal, of the license.

 

301.5Whenever, after a complaint by any person specified in §6 of the Act of the Legislative Assembly approved August 23, 1871 (D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §22-1006), the Director has reason to believe that the holder of a pet shop license has failed to comply with the provisions of the Act (D.C. Code, 2001 Ed. §§22-1001 to 22-1014), the Director shall take the following actions:

 

(a)Give written notice to the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs; and

 

(b)Make recommendations with respect to the suspension or revocation, or the denial of renewal, of the license.

 

301.6Whenever the Director of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs proposes to deny, suspend, or revoke a pet shop license, he or she shall give written notice to the applicant or licensee which shall state what action is proposed and the basis for the proposed action.

 

301.7The notice required in §701.6 shall advise the applicant or licensee of the right of appeal as provided in this chapter, and of the time within which the appeal must be filed.

 

301.8The notice of right of appeal shall be served upon the applicant or licensee and shall be deemed to be properly served upon the person to whom it is directed when it or a copy is as follows:

 

(a)Served on the applicant or licensee personally;

 

(b)Left at the address stated on the application or license with a person over the age of sixteen (16) years then employed at, or a resident of, the address; or

 

(c)Mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, to the address stated on the application or license, and not returned by post office authorities.

 

301.9If any notice mailed as authorized by §701.8(c) is returned by post office authorities by reason of refusal of the addressee to accept delivery, it shall be deemed to have been served on the addressee by mail.

 

301.10Any person to whom a notice has been served pursuant §§701.8 and 701.9 may file with the Board of Appeals and Review a written notice of appeal.

 

301.11A written notice of appeal shall be filed within twenty (20) calendar days from the date the notice was served personally, or within twenty-four (24) calendar days of the date the notice was served other than personally.

 

301.12The fee for a license to operate a pet shop shall be that prescribed by the District license fee schedule approved by the Mayor.

 

source

Commissioners’ Order 67-1196 (August 8, 1967), 8 DCRR §§ 4:905 and 4:912 (1965).