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. w <br /> Q SvpINY /S4 FJ City of Sunny Isles Beach City Commission <br /> Norman S.Edelcup,Mayor <br /> ,°a 18070 Collins Avenue Isaac Aelion,Vice Mayor <br /> t P i Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 Jeanette Gatto,Commissioner <br /> Jennifer Levin,Commissioner <br /> *14 , (305)947-0606 City Hall George"Bud"Scholl,Commissioner <br /> (305)949-31 13 Fax <br /> y �99,h NC)N... �P (305)947-2150 Building Department Christopher J.Russo,City Manager <br /> FLO <br /> ��i rY * �PLO 5 (305)994477.-52110507 Fax Hans Ottinot,City Attorney <br /> O F sus Jane A.Hines,MMC,City Clerk <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissio i <br /> • <br /> FROM: Hans Ottinot, City Attorne , <br /> y IP <br /> DATE: April 17, 2014 <br /> RE: Ordinance amending Chapter 100 "Animals" of the City Code to regulate the <br /> retail sale of dogs and cats <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> It is recommended that the City of Sunny Isles Beach adopt the proposed Ordinance amending <br /> Chapter 100 "Animals" regulating the retail sale of dogs and cats. <br /> REASONS <br /> While the City Commission recognizes that not all dogs and cats retailed in pet stores are products <br /> of inhumane breeding conditions and would not classify every commercial breeder selling dogs and <br /> cats to pet stores as a "puppy mill" or "kitten factory," the City Commission believes that it is <br /> necessary to enact this Ordinance to regulate the sale of dogs and cats to prevent puppy mills and <br /> kitten factories. <br /> This Ordinance is modeled after the City of Lake Worth's Ordinance regarding the retail sale of <br /> dogs and cats. <br /> This Ordinance was requested by Commissioner Jennifer Levin. <br />