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Council debates draft ordinance to limit sale of cats and dogs at pet stores; staff to refine language before second reading
Summary
Councilmember Agnew presented revisions to a proposed ordinance intended to address inhumanely bred animals, including a provision that would bar pet stores from selling cats and dogs unless sourced through shelters or rescue organizations; council asked the city attorney to reconcile definitions and return on March 18 for further action.
Councilmember Agnew returned to a proposed ordinance on March 4 intended to curb the sale of inhumanely bred animals and described changes to the draft after consultation with the Humane Society. The revisions include strengthened language that would generally prohibit pet stores from selling cats or dogs and explicitly allow pet-store partnerships with animal shelters or rescue organizations.
Agnew described adjustments to definitions and to section language, and said she…
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