§ 161.17 Small Animals Kept for Sale, Shelters, Kennels and Training Establishments; Physical Facilities and Maintenance.
RCNY § 161.17
A pet shop, boarding kennel, shelter, and any other place where animals are kept that is permitted, pursuant to 24 RCNY Health Code § 161.09 must meet the requirements of 24 RCNY Health Code Articles 131 and 151 for maintaining facilities and eliminating conditions conducive to pests. The floors, walls, implements, and cages in such place must be kept clean and in good repair, and cages must be disinfected when necessary. An individual cage must be provided for the use of each dog or cat three months of age or over except when isolation in a separate cage is medically contraindicated or animals are caged together for a humane reason. In such cases, a veterinarian must provide a written statement and any other documentation required by the Department indicating the reasons more than one animal should be caged together. Such documentation must be maintained on the premises and be available for inspection. Nothing in this Code prohibits the establishment of dog or cat group socialization or play areas in boarding facilities regulated by this Code, provided that animals allowed in such areas are certified by a veterinarian as vaccinated against rabies and free of other diseases and parasites transmissible to humans or other animals. (Amended City Record 9/20/2017, eff. 10/10/2017)
