HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2014.12.11 - 21643Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
Miscellaneous Resolution #14305
BY: Commissioners Helaine Zack, District # 18; Bill Dwyer, District #14; Michael Spisz, District #3;
Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Shelley Taub , District #12; Janet Jackson, District #21; Gary
McGillivray, District #20
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS —SUPPORT OF HOUSE BILL 5095 AMENDING STATE LAWS
GOVERNING LARGE SCALE ANIMAL BREEDING AND HOLDING FACILITIES
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS currently Michigan has no regulations in place specifically governing large-scale dog
breeding and holding facilities; and
WHEREAS in the last four years, there have been several reported instances of large-scale animal
breeding operations that have been shut down in Michigan due to animal abuse based on poor
sanitary conditions for the animals; and
WHEREAS poor sanitary conditions and hazards to animal health have required Animal Control offices
to remove as many as 350 animals from facilities; and
WHEREAS the cost of rehabilitating and housing the seized animals prior to adoption has placed a
financial strain on county and local governments responsible for animal control; and
WHEREAS prevention of further cases of animal neglect and abuse can be accomplished by updating
Michigan laws governing kennels and other facilities that breed and house large numbers of animals;
and
WHEREAS legislators have joined together to introduce House Bill 5095 with bipartisan support; and
WHEREAS House Bill 5095 will authorize the Department of Agriculture to create rules that are
appropriate to larger facilities but will not create undue burdens on small kennels and hobby breeders;
and
WHEREAS House Bill 5095 will ensure greater consumer protection for the adopters of animals by
requiring that large scale facilities provide health records of animals; and
WHEREAS House Bill 5095 reduces the risk of large scale animal abuse and the cost implications of the
subsequent seizure of animals by creating a reasonable cap on the number of animals kept for the
purpose of breeding in each facility; and
WHEREAS greater clarity in existing state kennel regulations would assist local Animal Control
departments in their mission to protect animal welfare and provide appropriate regulation relative to
the number of dogs in each facility; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports House
Bill 5095 as a necessary measure to update state laws regarding large scale operators of kennels, pet
shops and other animal holding facilities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of Oakland is directed to submit a copy of this
resolution to the Board's legislative lobbyists, the Office of the Governor, Senate Majority Leader,
Senate Minority Leader, Speaker of the House, House Minority Leader, members of the Senate
Agriculture Committee and the Oakland County delegation to the Michigan Legislature.
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Resolution #14305 December 11, 2014
Moved by Zack supported by Runestad to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#14305 — Board of Commissioners — Support of House Bill 5095 Amending State Laws Governing Large
Scale Animal Breeding and Holding Facilities.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Runestad, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic,
Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #14305 — Board of Commissioners — Support of House Bill 5095 Amending State Laws
Governing Large Scale Animal Breeding and Holding Facilities carried,
Moved by Zack supported by Spisz the resolution be adopted.
AYES: McGillivray, Middleton, Runestad, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic,
Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
00ES NOT REWIRE COUNTY EXECUTIVE ACTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on December
11th, 2014, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 11 th day of December 2014.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County