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Commissioners continue hobby‑breeder/animal control ordinance for public input; staff to seek enforcement improvements and partner with nonprofits
Summary
The board continued proposed amendments to the animal control ordinance addressing the definition and permitting of 'hobby breeders' and directed staff to work with animal‑welfare groups and DAS to refine enforceable permit and citation language, and to return at the July 8 meeting with revisions.
Commissioner Penny Saunders asked to continue an ordinance amendment that would change the definition of “hobby breeder” and update permit requirements in the county’s animal control code so staff could incorporate public input and enforcement details.
Tom Kapp, founder of Snip Collier, urged the board to strengthen enforceable requirements for people who own breeding animals, pressing for…
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