9.12.050 Livestock permit revocation or suspension.
A. The animal control officer may revoke or suspend a livestock permit issued pursuant to Section 9.12.030 for any of the following grounds:
1. The applicant has made a material misstatement on the application;
2. The permittee is in violation of any provisions of this code, the Petaluma zoning ordinance or the laws of this state;
3. The permittee is in violation of the terms and conditions of the livestock permit;
4. The livestock are not being maintained within the boundaries of a lawful fence as defined in California Food and Agricultural Code Section 17121.
B. Notice of the revocation or suspension, stating the grounds therefor, shall be served in person or by mail on the permittee.
C. The revocation or suspension shall become effective ten days after service of a notice thereof unless the permittee files an appeal to the city council with the city clerk. The revocation or suspension shall be stayed pending a decision by the city council on the appeal. The city council shall determine whether to affirm modify or overrule the decision of the animal control officer. The decision of the city council shall become effective ten days after the city council’s determination.
(Ord. 2185 NCS §2 (part), 2004.)