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<br /> , <br /> Arden Hills Council 4 March 28, 1994 . <br /> Mr. Adkins further noted that current issues being <br /> proposed in the legislature could affect the model <br /> ordinance they are drafting, and that their model <br /> ordinance would have to conform to State law. <br /> Mr. Adkins referred to the proposed ordinance, Section <br /> 5.36 Diseased or Vicious Dogs and asked whether distemper <br /> would be considered a disease and the animal would have <br /> to be destroyed? He commented that he would suggest that <br /> this section of the ordinance be reworded for better <br /> interpretation. <br /> He noted that the age restriction on rabies <br /> vaccinations can be tightened by a City, however, . <br /> restrictions cannot be loosened by State law. <br /> Mr. Adkins addressed the hobby breeders, fanciers or <br /> limited business interest. He commented that a <br /> large dog could have a litter of ten to twelve <br /> puppies, however a small dog may only have one or <br /> two puppies. The person with a large dog could have <br /> twenty-four puppies in a one year period. The <br /> regulations governing for profit kennels should be <br /> more stringent than those regulations for hobby . <br /> breeders. Mr. Adkins noted that Senate Bill 800 <br /> would attempt to address this issue. <br /> Hicks agreed that a request for flexibility on the <br /> number of dogs was a fair request. He further <br /> agreed that the number of permitted dogs for hobby <br /> groups should be looked at more closely and allow <br /> for more flexibility. <br /> Aplikowski agreed with Hicks that the proposed <br /> ordinance was too restrictive to the number of dogs <br /> allowed for a kennel license. She further commented <br /> that the problem is the owners and their <br /> responsibilities to the animals. <br /> Malone asked whether staff had an immediate need to <br /> make a motion on the proposed changes. Animal <br /> Control officer, Rick Ruzicka stated there is an <br /> immediate need to address the feline issue as the <br /> mobile home park had been experiencing a large <br /> volume of cats running at large, and staff would <br /> like to have a means to lawfully deal with this <br /> issue. <br /> Malone commended Ms. Johnson and Mr. Adkins for . <br /> their participation in the discussion of the <br /> proposed changes to the ordinance. He further <br />