Little Rock, AR Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 6-46, Kennels
- Grooming businesses classed as
- Kennel
- License needed
- Privilege license
- Enclosure surfaces required
- Impervious material, proper drainage
- Non-compliance penalty
- License denial or revocation
Summary
Little Rock regulates pet grooming businesses as "kennels" under Sec. 6-46, requiring compliance with facility standards to keep a privilege license.
In this section "kennel" means an establishment wherein any person engages in the business of boarding, breeding, buying, grooming, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling dogs or other animals... Failure to meet these standards shall be grounds for denial of a privilege license or revocation of a privilege license.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 83).
Full Breakdown
City code defines a "kennel" as any business that grooms, boards, breeds, buys, trains for a fee, or sells dogs or other animals. That means a standalone pet-grooming shop is legally a kennel and must meet Sec. 6-46's minimum standards: weatherproof, impervious-surface enclosures with drainage, sanitary cage construction, adequate ventilation, and (for boarding/kennel facilities) a 25-by-25-foot exercise area. Failing these standards is grounds for denial or revocation of the business's privilege license.
Violations & Fines
Failure to meet the enclosure, sanitation, ventilation, or exercise-area standards in Sec. 6-46 is grounds for the city to deny or revoke the groomer's privilege license, which is required to legally operate.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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