# Sec. 3-155. Denial, suspension, or revocation of animal holding center license

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 3-155. Denial, suspension, or revocation of animal holding center license

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 3-155 (2026)

(a) The Director shall deny any application for an animal holding center license if the Administrator or the Health Officer determines that the applicant's establishment is in violation of the general standards or specific standards prescribed herein.

(b) The Director may suspend or revoke the animal holding facility license of any licensee if he determines that the licensee's establishment is in violation of, or is not operated in accordance with, the general standards prescribed below or the specific standards applicable to the licensee's animal holding facility.

(c) The Director shall give written notice of the denial, suspension, or revocation of an animal holding facility to the licensee at the address shown upon the animal holding facility license certificate. The notice shall specify in detail the facts from which the Director determines that the licensee's establishment is in violation of this Subtitle.

(d) The denial, suspension, or revocation of an animal holding facility license shall be effective on the date set forth therein, which effective date shall be not sooner than fifteen (15) days after the date of the written notice to the licensee.

(e) The decision of the Director to deny, suspend, or revoke an animal holding facility license shall be final, except as provided in Section 3-156.