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File #: 25-1241    Version: 1
Type: Bill Status: Passed
File created: 8/20/2025 In control: Health and Safety
On agenda: 9/8/2025 Final action: 9/18/2025
Title: A bill for an ordinance adding new section to Article IV, Chapter 8 regulating the sale of animals by pet shops in the city. Amends the revised municipal code by prohibiting the sale of certain animals by pet shops. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 8-27-2025.
Sponsors: Chris Hinds
Indexes: Anne Wallace
Attachments: 1. Pet Shop Sales 082225 - FINAL.pdf, 2. New Pet Store Presentation.pdf, 3. MDAWA Support for ban of pet store sales ordinance, 4. 25-1241_Filed Resolution_Pet Shop Sales, 5. 25-1241 Filed Resolution_Pet Shop Sales, 6. 25-1241 Filed Resolution_Pet Shop Sales.pdf, 7. 25-1241 For an ordinance adding new section to article IV, chapter 8 regulating the sale of

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A bill for an ordinance adding new section to Article IV, Chapter 8 regulating the sale of animals by pet shops in the city.

Amends the revised municipal code by prohibiting the sale of certain animals by pet shops. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 8-27-2025.

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