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Applicant says kennel will comply with Department of Agriculture standards and add extra health precautions
Summary
At a Limington Planning Board public hearing, the applicant seeking a permit for dog services at 7 Gilbert Lane said she will meet Department of Agriculture licensing requirements and add measures such as kennel-cough prevention and tick treatments.
During the public hearing for the conditional-use permit, applicant Ashley Ferrell told the board and residents that the proposed boarding and grooming business will comply with Department of Agriculture rules and will adopt additional measures aimed at reducing disease spread. Ferrell said the state will inspect and certify the boarding facility and that the applicant will maintain standards beyond the minimum when feasible: "It does fall under the Department of Agriculture's requirements, as well as our requirements," she said, adding the Department will conduct annual checks.
Ferrell listed core vaccinations she expects the Department to require — rabies, distemper and lepto — and said she would request kennel-cough coverage and tick preventatives as additional measures to minimize disease transmission. Board members and a resident asked for clarification that Department of Agriculture standards would be met; the applicant affirmed she will meet those requirements and that she has preparatory materials available on a business website and in her business plan.
