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Court adopts first reading of animal-control ordinance banning public sale of cats and dogs, with adoption‑agency exemptions
Summary
On first reading the Boyle County Fiscal Court approved new language in the animal-control ordinance that forbids offering cats or dogs for sale in streets, markets, festivals and similar public places while exempting animal-rescue groups and shelters showcasing animals available for adoption.
County Administrator Julie Wagner presented first reading of the proposed animal-control ordinance (listed as 8 42.2). The ordinance adds language that makes it unlawful for any person to offer a dog or cat for sale in many public settings — including streets, public rights-of-way, medians, parks, festivals, outdoor/indoor markets, booths, yard sales, temporary sites or parking lots where access is authorized — with a clear exemption allowing animal-rescue organizations and animal shelters to publicly showcase animals available for adoption, provided they do not maintain ownership interests in those animals.
Magistrates discussed the source of the language (staff noted it was adapted from Jefferson County/Louisville code language) and confirmed the exemption for recognized rescue groups. A motion for first reading was made and seconded; the court recorded the first reading as approved, with one magistrate abstaining from that vote. The ordinance will return for subsequent readings and any necessary refinements.
