SAME/DIFFERENT-Kennel Definition
Is Paragraph 1 the same as Paragraph 2?
Paragrah 1. Michigan Dog Law of 1919
A kennel shall be construed as an establishment wherein or whereon 3 or more dogs are confined and kept for sale, boarding, breeding or training purposes, for remuneration
Paragraph 2. Shiawassee County Animal Control Ordinance amendment
A kennel shall be construed as an establishment wherein or whereon five (5) or more dogs are confined and kept for sale, boarding, breeding or training purposes.
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Pararaph 1 is an excerpt from the Dog Law of 1919. there is no "." (period) to end the sentence. There is more to it. Actually, quite a bit more.
Paragraph 2 is the new Shiawassee County Animal Control Ordinance kennel definition. There is a period at the end of the sentence and that is where the definition ends. I think it falls way short of being the same as the dog law of 1919 (Michigan State law).
State law says 3 (three) dogs..county says 5
State law says "for remuneration" and that does put a whole different spin on the issue, plus it says a whole lot more.
It is interesting to note that the county's definition of a kennel was changed to make veterinarians exempt from kennel licenses, as their original ordinance required.
The county board of commissioners chose to change the ordinance after one veterinarian threw a hissy fit over it.
Oh yes...that would be the veterinarian that donates veterinary care for the sheriff's dogs. (and yes the sheriff did have something to do with recommending the ordinance be changed http://shiacac.blogspot.com/2006/06/7conversation-with-sheriff-jon-wilson.html and even more so at http://shiacac.blogspot.com/2006/06/9they-decided.html).
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