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Resident urges Troy to consider anti-puppy-mill ordinance; council asks staff for legal review
Summary
A Troy resident urged the council to consider an ordinance modeled on other cities to curb sales from commercial dog-breeding operations; council members expressed interest in studying the legal ramifications and suggested referring the idea to a citizen board for review.
At the April 7 meeting a Troy resident, Morgan Zack, asked the council to explore a "preventative puppy mill ordinance" similar to measures adopted in other communities to limit the sale of commercially bred pets in pet stores.
Zack told the council about the "puppy mill pipeline" in which USDA-licensed commercial breeders supply…
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