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� <br />� <br />� <br />�: <br />r <br />9 <br />� <br />� e�no�.ndu�m <br />2 To: Council Members, City Manager Bill Malinen <br />3 �C: Chi�f Carol Sletr�er <br />a. �'rora�: Captairt Mathwig <br />s �ate: November 7, 2(?�7 <br />� Re. Lifetime Animai Licer�se <br />� D�ring the Octaber 22, 2007, Cn�ncil Meeting, a r�sident comrri�nted the �oseville <br />s F'olice �epartment and the contracted animal shelier to hald siray animals, BrigY�tnn <br />9 Veterinary Haspital, may not be abi�ing by federal and state laws related to: <br />l0 1, �ocumentation, and <br />11 2. Holdir�g stray animals. <br />I2 <br />13 I have reviewed the applicaEa{e state and federa) statuies, personally visited the <br />�4 Brightan Veterir�ary Haspital and s�oke with state ar�d federal officials prior #o <br />is corr�pletir�g t}�is mert�orar�d�m. ln summary, I found no violatior�s af federal or st�te <br />�G laws. <br />17 <br />18 Per Minnesota S�atute 347.35, all �icensed kennels and deal�rs of animals in <br />19 Minr�esata are gav�rned by ii�e Minnesota Boar� of Animal H�alth who ortly enfnrces <br />zp Mirinesota s�atutes related to artimal heath. This s�atute indicates, the Board of <br />21 Animal �eali�, "...mus# pravid� for caaperation with the United Sta�es Department o�F <br />22 Agriculture Animal Planfi Heal�h Inspeetion Service program..." <br />23 <br />24 T}�e Minnesofia Board af Animal Health conducts annual to semi-annual <br />25 unannounced inspec�ions of �he E3righton Vet Hospital. The board's reeords dating <br />26 back to 2000 indicate no viaia�ions of any kind by the Brighton Ve�erinary Nospital. <br />27 <br />28 Bri�htnn Ve�eririary Hospital is not held io abide by federaf statutes by the Minnesoia <br />z9 Board nf Animal HeaEth. <br />30 <br />3� l spoke wiitt Dr. Kris Patrini, � veterin�rian with the Minnesqt� Bp�rd of Animai <br />32 Healih, who said the Brighton Vet Hospi#al �s not held ta federal law, only Minr�esota <br />33 statut�s. Dr. Pa�rini suggested I confiact Dr. Cathy Hovancsak, a veterinarian wiih <br />3�€ th� U.S. D�partment of AgricU�ture. . <br />35 <br />36 On November 6, 2DD7, l spnke wifh Dr. Hovancsak whn said Tit1e 9 of the U.S. lavu, <br />3� which indicates s�ray animals must be h�ld far fi�e days, including a Saturday, is on6y <br />