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St. Mary's County commissioner asks staff to revisit rule that treats owners of five dogs as commercial
Summary
A St. Mary's County commissioner said county Animal Services posted that owning five or more dogs qualifies as a commercial breeding/kennel operation and asked county staff to return with changes after the county delegation declined to advance local legislation in Annapolis.
A St. Mary's County commissioner said the county should revise a rule that treats owners of five or more dogs as a commercial kennel and asked the county administrator and county attorney to bring back proposed changes.
The commissioner said last week "St. Mary's County Animal Services shared a post about if you own 5 or more dogs, you are considered a commercial breeding establishment, and you need to get a license for that." The commissioner added, "owning 5 dogs does not…
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