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Section 79-14 Kennel License A. Definitions: For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: "COMMERCIAL BOARDING OR TRAINING KENNEL": a kennel or establishment, other than an animal shelter or animal control facility, used for boarding, holding, day care, overnight stays or training, for a fee or consideration. This does not include dogs owned by the operator, grooming facilities holding dogs solely for the purpose of grooming and not overnight boarding, hobby breeders who board intact males or females for a period of time for the sole purpose of breeding, individuals who temporarily, and not in the normal course of business, board or care for animals owned by others, or a licensed pet shop. "COMMERCIAL BREEDER KENNEL": an establishment, other than a hobby breeder, engaged in the business of breeding animals for sale or for exchange to wholesalers, brokers or pet shops in return for consideration. "DOMESTIC CHARITABLE CORPORATION KENNEL": a facility operated, owned, or maintained by a domestic charitable corporation registered with the Department of Agricultural Resources, or an animal welfare society or other non profit organization incorporated for the purpose of providing for and promoting the welfare, protection and humane treatment of animals. A domestic charitable corporation kennel includes a veterinary hospital or clinic operated by a licensed veterinarian, which operates for the above purpose in addition to providing medical treatment and care. "VETERINARY KENNEL": a veterinary hospital or clinic that boards dogs for reasons in addition to medical treatment or care. This shall not apply to a hospital or clinic used solely to house dogs that have undergone veterinary treatment, observation, or will do so, only for the period of time needed to accomplish the needed veterinary care. "PERSONAL KENNEL": one pack or collection of more than 4 dogs aged 6 months old or over, owned or kept by a person on a single premise, under one ownership, for private personal use. Breeding of personally owned dogs may take place for the purpose of improving the breed, exhibiting, showing, use in sporting activity or other personal reasons, provided that selling, trading, bartering or the distribution of such breeding from a personal kennel shall be to other breeders or individuals by private sale only and not to wholesalers, brokers or pet shops. Kennels in this category shall not sell, trade, barter or distribute any dogs not bred from their personally owned dogs. However, dogs temporarily housed at a personal kennel in conjunction with an animal shelter or rescue registered with the department may be sold, traded, bartered or distributed as long as it is not for profit. 37