Commercial pet care facilities; rulemaking

(a)(1) No person shall own or operate a commercial pet care facility without first obtaining: (A) A basic business license with an Inspected Sales and Service license endorsement pursuant to Title 47; and (B) A health permit from the Mayor. (2) The Mayor shall issue rules to establish standards for the care and management of animals in a commercial pet care facility, which may provide for: (A) Initial and periodic inspections of a facility; and (B) Disciplinary or other remedial action to be taken against the permit holder for failure to comply with the standards of care and management established by the rules or any District or federal law or regulation applicable to the facility, including summary suspension of the permit where the failure presents an imminent danger to the health or safety of a person or animal in the facility. (b) For the purposes of this section, the term “commercial pet care facility” means a facility that provides day or overnight boarding, or provides pet-related services, including feeding, exercise, training, bathing, or grooming, but does not include a licensed pet shop or a veterinary hospital, animal hospital, or fixed or mobile establishment where veterinary medicine is practiced.