Kennel Operators

Section 25.145  Kennel Operators a)         All kennel operators shall comply with this Part, as applicable, and this Section. b)         A kennel operator that maintains cats or dogs for boarding must meet one of the following: 1)         Be staffed at all times cats or dogs are on the premises.  A staffing plan shall be maintained on file with the Department; 2)         Have an operational fire sprinkler system in every building where cats or dogs are located. The fire sprinkler system must communicate notifications directly to local emergency responders; or 3)         Have an operational fire alarm system in every building where cats and dogs are located. For the purposes of this Section, a fire alarm system includes any of the following: A)        A hard-wired fire alarm system that communicates notifications directly to local emergency responders; B)        A wireless fire alarm system that communicates notifications directly to local emergency responders; C)        A fire alarm system that is monitored by a third-party security service, with an active service contract, when the security service will communicate notifications directly to local emergency responders. c) A qualified fire inspector may inspect a kennel operator that maintains dogs and cats for boarding during the course of performing routine inspections. If, during a routine inspection, a qualified fire inspector determines that the kennel operator does not have a fire alarm system or fire sprinkler system, the inspector may inform the Department. [225 ILCS 605/18.2(c)] d)         A kennel operator shall certify in its license application, and annually certify in its license renewal application, one of the following: 1)         The kennel is staffed at all times cats or dogs are on the premises. The kennel operator shall provide the Department with a staffing plan; 2)         The kennel has an operational fire sprinkler system in every building where cats and dogs are located. The kennel operator shall provide: A)        a picture and description of the make and model of the system; and B)        if the system has been inspected by a qualified fire inspector, a copy of the inspection report; or 3)         The kennel has an operational fire alarm system in every building where cats and dogs are located. The kennel operator shall provide: A)        a picture and description of the make and model of the system; and B)        if the system: i)          has been inspected by a qualified fire inspector, a copy of the inspection report; and/or ii)         is monitored by a third-party security service, a copy of the service contract evidencing that there is third-party monitoring of the system, or a statement evidencing that there is third-party monitoring and the service contract is effective and operational.