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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 14-317 Kennels and animal clinics.">
  <section prefix="§" num="14-317" heading="Kennels and animal clinics.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Scope.">This section applies to all kennels and animal clinics.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Quarters and runs to be clean, dry, and sanitary.">All animal quarters and runs are to be kept in a clean, dry, and sanitary condition.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Exterior enclosures and runs.">
      <para num="(1)">Exterior enclosures and runs must provide protection against weather extremes.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Floors of runs must be made of impervious material to permit proper cleaning and disinfecting.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Fencing.">
      <para num="(1)">Exercise areas and runs must be fenced.</para>
      <para num="(2)">This fencing must be:<para num="(i)">of a sufficient height to prevent escape; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">buried during installation to prevent escape by digging beneath the fence posts.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Noise.">
      <para num="(1)">Noise must be mitigated so as not to create a public nuisance for adjacent properties and must comply with all local noise regulations.</para>
      <para num="(2)">This excludes typical noise from exercise or training while outdoors during daytime hours of operation.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
