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Commission postpones vote on ordinance to grandfather retail dog and cat sales after owner and residents speak
Summary
The board heard hours of testimony about ordinance 2022-14 to grandfather retail pet stores operating before 3/31/2022. Owners of BFF Puppies and customers urged grandfathering; commissioners flagged monopoly, antitrust and animal-welfare concerns and asked staff to revise the draft and return at the next meeting.
County staff presented a draft amendment to Chapter 4 of the Clay County Code (ordinance 2022-14) to permit grandfathering retail sale of dogs and cats at facilities operating as of March 31, 2022, while adding standards for care, records and adoption/rehoming requirements.
Michael Kasnoff, founder of BFF Puppies, and Dawn Raymond,…
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