21 N.C. Admin. Code 66.01110

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 66 .01110 - [Effective 1/1/2025] DISCIPLINE OF BOARDING KENNEL PERMITS

(a) The Board shall investigate any complaint within its jurisdiction. The investigation and any resulting hearings shall be conducted pursuant to Sections .0600 and .0700 of this Chapter. Following an investigation and the boarding kennel permittee's opportunity to be heard, the Board may:

(1) revoke or suspend a boarding kennel permit issued under this Chapter;

(2) discipline the boarding kennel permittee permitted under this Chapter in accordance with the disciplinary measures set forth in Sections .0600 and .0700 of this Chapter;

(3) deny a boarding kennel permit required by G.S. 90-186(8) and the rules of this Chapter based on violations of Board Rules, including, but not limited to, Rules .1001 - .1004 of this Chapter. For the purpose of this Rule, references to licensee or registrant in the provisions of Sections .0600 and .0700 of this Chapter are treated as references to owner and permittee. References to license are treated as references to boarding kennel permit.

(b) The Board may suspend, revoke, or deny issuance of a boarding kennel permit, without hearing, if:

(1) A veterinary facility has not had a supervising veterinarian or an interim supervising veterinarian serving in that capacity for more than five business days.

(2) The Board obtains a summary emergency order pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 90-186(3).

(3) The owners of the veterinary facility have failed to notify the Board after 10 business days of a change in ownership of the facility or change in the supervising veterinarian.

(c) A boarding kennel permittee shall cease to operate the boarding kennel as of the date the Board notifies the boarding kennel permittee of the revocation of his or her boarding kennel permit. Within 24 hours of receiving notification of revocation, a boarding kennel permittee shall display the following information at the boarding kennel and through any existing medium of communication with the public, such as social media, a telephone answering system, or boarding kennel website:

(1) information that the boarding kennel is closed;

(2) the means by which clients may obtain their animal's medical records; and

(3) notice of the Board's revocation of the boarding kennel permit.

21 N.C. Admin. Code 66 .01110

Authority G.S. 90-186; S.L. 2023-63;
Adopted by North Carolina Register Volume 39, Issue 07, October 1, 2024 effective 1/1/2025.