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ORDINANCE 15 -1430 <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CASSELBERRY, <br />FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF <br />ORDINANCES BY CREATING A NEW SECTION 18 -2, <br />ENTITLED "RETAIL SALE OF DOGS AND CATS;" <br />PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR <br />CODIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; <br />PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, according to the Humane Society of the United States, hundreds of <br />thousands of dogs and cats in the United States have been housed and bred at substandard <br />breeding facilities known as "puppy mills" or "kitten factories," that mass - produce animals for <br />sale to the public, many of which are sold at retail in pet stores; and <br />WHEREAS, because of the lack of proper animal husbandry practices at those facilities, <br />animals born and raised there are more likely to have genetic disorders and lack adequate <br />socialization, while breeding animals utilized there are subject to inhumane housing conditions <br />and are indiscriminately disposed of when they reach the end of their profitable breeding cycle; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, while not all dogs and cats sold in retail pet stores are the products of <br />inhumane breeding conditions and not every commercial breeder selling dogs or cats to pet <br />stores operates "puppy mills" or "kitten factories," the most effective way to stop puppy and <br />kitten mills is to discourage the purchase or sale of puppies and kittens produced at these <br />inhumane facilities; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission believes that restricting the retail sale of dogs and cats <br />in the City will promote community awareness of animal welfare and, in turn, will foster a more <br />humane environment in the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission believes that restricting retail sale of dogs and cats in <br />pet stores in the City will also encourage pet consumers to adopt dogs and cats from shelters, <br />thereby saving animal's lives and reducing the cost to the public of sheltering animals, and be in <br />the best interests of the citizens of Casselberry. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF CASSELBERRY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br />