<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 4-303. - Grounds for denial or revocation of a permit.</div>
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               The sheriff and his/her designees may refuse to issue, or renew and may revoke a permit
               to keep, harbor or possess an exotic animal in this county, if one or more of the
               following conditions exist:
               
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                  (1)
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                  <span class="ital">Misstatement.</span> A material misstatement in the application or renewal application.
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                  (2)
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                  <span class="ital">Violation.</span> Violation of any provision of this article.
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                  (3)
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                  <span class="ital">Nonpayment of fees.</span> Failure to pay fees or penalties required by this article.
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                  (4)
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                  <span class="ital">Failure to maintain license.</span> Failure to obtain or maintain all federal or state licenses or permits concerning
                  the ownership, keeping, harboring or possession of an exotic animal.
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                  (5)
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                  <span class="ital">Misrepresentation.</span> Material misrepresentation to the sheriff and his/her designees in connection with
                  owning, keeping, harboring or possessing an exotic animal.
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                  (6)
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                  <span class="ital">Inspections.</span> Failure or refusal to allow inspection of the enclosure or confinement facility or
                  the exotic animal.
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                  (7)
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                  <span class="ital">Failure to confine or restrain.</span> Failure or refusal to confine or restrain an exotic animal.
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                  (8)
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                  <span class="ital">Failure to give notice of escape.</span> Failure or refusal of the owner to immediately notify the animal control division
                  of the escape of an exotic animal.
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                  (9)
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                  <span class="ital">Violations of federal or state regulations.</span> Any violation of federal or state regulations issued from time to time to prevent
                  the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries
                  into the United States, or from one state or possession into any other state or possession.
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               (Ord. of 6-11-12, Â§ 1)
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