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Resident urges Clarksville to strengthen retail pet store ordinance
Summary
A resident told the Clarksville Town Council the town's retail pet store ordinance is "dangerously thin" and urged the council to review and strengthen local standards rather than rely solely on narrow state inspections.
Jennifer Fuller Renfro gave her name for the record and addressed the council during public comment, praising the street department and urging immediate action on the town's retail pet store ordinance. "Our ordinance is dangerously thin. It offers the appearance of oversight without the substance," she said, arguing state inspections are narrow and do not substitute for a strong local ordinance.
Renfro told the council the local ordinance shapes who operates in town and can attract bad actors if too weak. She also noted the recent opening of a retail pet store on Nov. 28 and urged the council not to postpone substantive ordinance review while waiting on a state inspection report. The council acknowledged the state inspection and said staff would provide the report when available.
