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Council approves impound-fee refund and humane-treatment changes, defers breeder and multi-pet permit elements
Summary
Council adopted revisions to the city's animal-code language on Nov. 11 that keep humane-treatment standards and an impound-fee refund incentive while removing proposed breeder-permit and multi-pet permit expansions for further study.
Council debate on Item 7.4 on Nov. 11 covered a package of animal-code updates that included multi-pet permits, a proposed breeder's permit, an impound-fee waiver incentive for owners who sterilize impounded intact animals, and tightened language on inhumane treatment.
Staff proposed a new breeders permit (a $100 application fee, two-year permit) intended to help address roadside sales and provide an additional…
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