It is hereby declared the public policy of Snohomish county to encourage, secure and enforce those animal control measures deemed desirable and necessary, for the protection of human health and safety, and to the greatest degree practicable to prevent injury to property and cruelty to animal life. To this end, it is the purpose of the resolution codified herein to provide a means of licensing dogs, private kennels, commercial kennels, animal grooming parlors and pet shops and controlling animal behavior so that it shall not constitute a nuisance and to prevent or curtail cruelty to animals. (Amended by Res. adopted July 9, 1973; Amended by § 1 of Res. adopted July 10, 1978).