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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, September 19, 2016 Page 5 Ms. Coughlin reviewed that regulatory oversight of certified pet stores and in- spections by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). However, Ms. Coughlin advised that USDA standards were of a legal nature, and are not complied with in a majority of those facilities. Ms. Coughlin stated the solution recommended by the HAS was growing in popu- larity around the country, with approximately 176 jurisdictions having adopted it and no longer allowing for commercial bred dogs and cats. Ms. Coughlin rec- ommended that the City of Roseville adopt a similar ordinance, encouraging them to partner with shelters and rescue shelters to co-host adoption events or provide space for those events. Of the four pet stores in Roseville, Ms. Coughlin advised that three of them were already providing this option, and of the larger 24 pet stores in Minnesota, only one remains not doing it, even though it was commer- cially feasible. Ms. Coughlin referenced numerous success stories, offering to provide that in- formation to the city at their request; offering the services of the HAS to work with the pet store to make this humane transition, and not requiring a commitment to change their business model. Ms. Coughlin advised that the HAS would pro- vide infrastructure and promotion assistance for this transition. Mayor Roe noted the article referencing a “USDA Animal Inspector Report,” and asked how an inspector would end up at a pet store facility to perform an inspec- tion; whether complaint-driven or if periodically done for pet stores by the USDA. Ms. Coughlin noted she had questioned the article in that regard as well, noting pet stores are not typically regulated by the USDA, including this particular Har Mar store. However, Ms. Coughlin noted this store has a Class B license, a class under the Animal Welfare Act for brokers and dealers selling some exotic ani- mals, and thus subject to site inspections. For clarification and at the request of Mayor Roe, Ms. Coughlin stated that the USDA inspector inspected the facility not individual animals. Mayor Roe referenced the model ordinance, noting certificates of USDA inspec- tion and veterinary records, and in noting multiple violations with breeders from Iowa, he asked how and if those records were readily available or how they could be accessed by the general public or if a formal public information request was required for that access. Ms. Coughlin responded that the USDA records were readily available via online search, but the CDI’s Board of Animal Health at the State level held records as well until legislation for data privacy law restrictions in 2014 making those CDI’s no longer available to the public.