Cupertino, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)

010 defines a "grooming parlor" as any commercial place where animals are trimmed, bathed, or groomed. 010 folds that use into the City's animal-establishment permit scheme: no person may conduct, operate, or keep a pet grooming parlor, along with a pet shop, commercial kennel, private kennel, animal menagerie, animal shelter, or horse establishment, without first obtaining a permit from the City Manager, with an annual fee fixed by City Council resolution. 020 must list the types and approximate numbers of animals handled, and the City Manager can set standards for the maximum number and species of animals on the premises and for the construction, sanitation, and maintenance of the facility.

030 then binds every permit holder to specific conditions: housing must be structurally sound, properly ventilated, heated or cooled as the animals need, and sized to protect them from the weather; the facility must stay clean and sanitary and avoid attracting flies, vermin, or excessive noise; animals need adequate food, water, and attention at least once every twenty-four hours, and sick or injured animals must be isolated and given medical treatment. The City Manager can enter and inspect the facility whenever there's reason to believe the permit, the title, or state law is being violated, and refusing that entry is grounds for revocation. 040, with late fees for renewals filed after the permit lapses.