City of Milwaukee - File #: 140011

• File #: 140011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 4/22/2014
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 3/29/2016
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to retail sale of cats, dogs and rabbits.
• Sponsors: ALD. ZIELINSKI
• Indexes: ANIMALS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/29/2016	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	14:0
3/17/2016	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	3:0
5/1/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Appearing: Ald. Tony Zielisnki - Sponsor of Ordinance Individuals in Support of Ordinance: Ms. Elizabeth Oreck - National Manager, Puppy Mill Initiative - Best Friends Animal Society Ald. Puente moved to accept a document packet by Ms. Oreck. There were no objections. Ald. Puente moved to accept Substitute A. There were no obejections Melissa Castillo - 3169 N 93rd Street Kelly Herbold - member of Milwaukee Animal Alliance Debra Jacobs - 3380 N 46th Street member of Milwaukee Animal Alliance Tonya Pomietlo - 3754 S 35th Street member of WI Citizens Against Puppy Mills John Dykstra - 2992 S Delaware Ave John Toris - 5015 N 19th Place - My Puppy's Secret Sara Dykstra - 2992 S Delaware Ave John Tranetzki - 822 E Hamilton Street Jill kline - Wisconsin Humane Society - 4500 W Wisconsin Ave Individuals Opposing the Ordinance: Darcy Turner & Sharon Turner owners of Tinytykes Puppies, LLC - 2661 S Howell Ave Andrew Lewandowski - member of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation	Pass	5:0
5/1/2014	1	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR	Pass	5:0
4/30/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/30/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/29/2014	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/22/2014	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
140011
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
ALD. ZIELINSKI
Sponsor

Title
A substitute ordinance relating to retail sale of cats, dogs and rabbits.
Sections
78-10 cr
Analysis
Under this ordinance, a pet shop, retail business or other commercial establishment may display, sell, deliver, offer for sale or adoption, barter, auction, give away or otherwise dispose of cats, dogs or rabbits only when those cats, dogs or rabbits are obtained from any of the following entities or organizations:

1. An animal control center.
2. An animal care facility, kennel, pound or training facility, in each
case, operated by any subdivision of local, state or federal government.
3. A private, charitable, nonprofit humane society or animal rescue
organization.
...Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 78-10 of the code is created to read:

78-10. Retail Sale of Cats, Dogs and Rabbits.
1. REGULATION. Notwithstanding any provision of the code to the contrary, a pet shop, retail business or other commercial establishment may display, sell, deliver, offer for sale or adoption, barter, auction, give away or otherwise dispose of cats, dogs or rabbits only when those cats, dogs or rabbits are obtained from any of the following entities or organizations:
a. An animal control center.
b. An animal care facility, kennel, pound or training facility, in each case operated by any subdivision of local, state or federal government.
c. A private, charitable, nonprofit humane society or animal rescue organization.
2. This section does not apply to entities or organizations specified in sub.1-a to c.

Part 2. This ordinance takes effect 6 months after passage.

LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM


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Legislative Reference Bureau
Date: ______________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE


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Office of the City Attorney
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