On March 22, 2016, Mount Pleasant became the 2nd municipality in New York State to ban the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats. Following Mamaroneck’s ground-breaking law, Mount Pleasant used the same language in their law allowing for Pet Stores to sell dogs or cats that were obtained only from “…an animal shelter or a humane society located in the County of Westchester, or a nonprofit rescue and humane organization registered with the New York State Department of Agriculture.”
Here’s the Law:
http://dm76icm4097f8.cloudfront.net/Mt-Pleasant-NY-Ordinance.pdf
In the Media:
– Journal News
– Daily Voice
– Mayor Rosenblum’s post on Facebook
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