Sec. 4-57. - Dogs constituting a nuisance.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own or keep any dog that becomes a nuisance. Acts of nuisance shall include, but are not restricted to, the following:

(1)
Frequent barking between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. or frequent barking for continuous periods of ten minutes or more at any time, or both.

Sec. 14-26. - Definitions.
Animal shelter means any facility maintained by the county and any facility maintained by a nonprofit humane organization or municipal agency as approved by the board of county commissioners for the confinement, care, control or disposition of animals that come into its custody.
Kennel means any premises wherein any person engages in the business of boarding, breeding, buying, letting for hire or training for a fee dogs or cats. County-operated or city-operated animal services agencies and registered nonprofit humane organizations shall be exempt from this definition.
Sec. 14-29. - Pet dealerships and kennels.
(a)
No pet dealership or kennel shall operate without having a valid pet dealer and kennel permit issued by the department.
(b)
Any person or entity desiring to operate a pet dealership or kennel shall file with the department a permit application on such form as provided by the department.
(c)
All permits issued under this section shall be annual permits, which shall remain in effect from the date the permit is issued until the same month and day of the following year.
(d)
In order to cover administrative and enforcement costs associated with this section, there are hereby levied annual permitting fees for pet dealers and kennels in amounts set by resolution of the board of county commissioners.
(e)
A permit issued under this section is nontransferable from one entity or person to another or from one location to another.
(f)
Any animal control code enforcement officer shall, at any reasonable hour, have access to and shall have the right to inspect the premises and records of a pet dealer or kennel to determine compliance with F.S. chs. 585, 767 and 828 and this article.
(g)
It shall be a violation of this article if the dealership or kennel fails to meet the standards set forth for basic animal care and facility sanitation as established by the department.
(Ord. No. 92-15, § 3, 3-10-92; Ord. No. 08-54, § 2, 10-7-08; Ord. No. 14-07, § 1, 1-28-14)

If the business meets the parameters identified within the definition of “kennel”, then it is a business which is required to have a business license and is currently operating illegally because there is no active business license at this location. They would not be able to get a business license for a kennel in an NS-1 zoning district.

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The information has been forwarded to Codes so they can investigate. This page will be updated with case information if and when one is opened. Thanks, Mayor's Action Center

This issue was recategorized from Other to Codes Compliance.

Update from the Codes Compliance Department: a case has been opened and is being investigated for this reported location. Any further updates or action will be handled by the Codes department. To track the status of this case, or to find contact information for the assigned investigator, click here:

https://actiononline.stpete.org/Click2GovCE/casesearch.html?caseYear=17&caseNumber=13121

or call 727-893-7373 and refer to the above case number.

Codes Compliance 6 assigned this issue to Rob G

Again at 6 am one of the dogs at 4049 25th Avenue N barked for about 15 min and woke us up. In addition, it got our puppy upset inside of our home.

Again this morning, up at 5:30 am due to a large dog being watched at 4049 25th Avenue N barking. We want to enjoy our yard and so do our animals. There is no way a dog will get use to a constant change to different scents in that yard. Please help us and our neighbors.

Our Codes Department is currently investigating the legality of a business at the reported location. The St. Petersburg Police Department handles the enforcement of noise ordinance violations, which covers barking/nuisance dogs. Please contact them directly when the dog is barking in a manner that is not allowed, their non-emergency number is 727-893-7780 (in case of emergency dial 911).

Also, Pinellas County Animal Control handles issues with domesticated dogs and cats within the County. For more information on the services they provide please visit the link below:

http://www.pinellascounty.org/animalservices/

The issue that you reported previously has been addressed by the City, and this open work order is now closed. Please feel free to submit future requests to us via SeeClickFix St. Pete, and thanks again!

The advertising is done online and not at the address. There are still many different dogs at different times.

Please see the advertising online

The reopen is acknowledged and the online advertising information has been forwarded to Codes for their consideration.

The issue that you reported previously has been addressed by the City, and this open work order is now closed. Please feel free to submit future requests to us via SeeClickFix St. Pete, and thanks again!