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Sunnyside council adopts ordinance restricting dog breeding, sets follow-up revisions and delayed effective date
Summary
Council approved an ordinance adding article 7 to SMC 6.04 to regulate dog breeding and the sale of dogs, including civil penalties (up to $1,000 per violation per day); council directed staff to refine fee language and set an effective date tied to enforcement capacity, including hiring an animal control officer.
Sunnyside City Council voted Nov. 10 to adopt an ordinance amending chapter 6.04 of the Sunnyside Municipal Code and adding a new article to regulate dog breeding and the sale of dogs, while directing staff to refine penalty language and delay the ordinance’s effective date until enforcement capacity is in place.
City staff explained the ordinance would add a new section (6.04.045) to dog…
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