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The following additional requirements apply to any grooming parlor owner/operator required to obtain a license pursuant to SCC 6.06.015:

(1) the grooming parlor shall not board animals but keep them only for the period of time necessary to perform the business of grooming;

(2) restraints shall be provided for the animal while it is being groomed so that it shall not be harmed;

(3) the owner/operator shall sterilize all equipment after each animal has been groomed;

(4) the owner/operator shall not leave animals unattended during the drying process;

(5) the owner/operator shall not prescribe treatment or medicine that is the province of a licensed veterinarian as provided in RCW 18.92.010;

(6) the owner/operator shall not put more than one animal in each cage;

(7) the grooming parlor shall be constructed so that all floors and walls in rooms, pens and cages used to retain animals or in areas where animals are bathed, clipped, combed, groomed or treated be impervious to water and can readily be cleaned;

(8) hot and cold water shall be conveniently available and a large sink or tub provided (minimum size twenty-four inches by eighteen inches by twelve inches). All plumbing fixtures nd pipes shall be in compliance with current plumbing code as adopted by the county;

(9) all cages, pens, kennels used for holding animals, grooming tables and washing basins shall be kept clean and disinfected between use of each animal. (Added by Ord. 97-020 § 13, May 7, 1997, Eff date July 1, 1997; Amended by Ord. 99-090 § 2, Nov. 3, 1999, Eff date Nov. 14, 1999; Amended by Ord. 02-081, Dec. 4, 2002, Eff date Dec. 19, 2002).