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Mansfield staff explains limits on local action after HB 2127 as residents raise concern about a pet retailer
Summary
City staff told council that state law (HB 2127) limits municipalities’ ability to adopt new restrictions on pet retail sales, leaving zoning and enforcement and criminal animal cruelty as the main local tools. Staff said a business called Puppy Dreams has applied for a certificate of occupancy.
MANSFIELD, Texas — City staff told Mansfield City Council on Feb. 24 that a state law passed in the most recent legislative session constrains local regulation of pet retail sales, a topic raised by council and residents after social media concerns about a retailer called Puppy Dreams.
Nicolette (city staff, Animal Services liaison) explained that House Bill 2127 prevents a municipality from adopting, enforcing or maintaining an ordinance or rule that restricts, regulates, limits or otherwise impedes a business…
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