Haddonfield Considers Ordinance Banning Sale Of Dogs And Cats In Borough Pet Stores

Haddonfield, NJ -- Haddonfield has passed an ordinance on introduction to adopt Norman’s Law, banning the sale of cats and dogs from puppy and kitten mills, the Haddonfield Sun reports.

Should the commissioners decide to adopt the ordinance on second reading at its Jan. 17 meeting, there would be just one municipality left in the county without the legislation, according to the report.

Mayor Jeff Kasko told the newspaper that they don’t have any pet stores in the borough that sell dogs and cats, but this measure would ensure it never happens.

A total of 125 ordinances banning the sale of cats and dogs from mills have been enacted nationally since Camden County passed its countywide ordinance in 2015, according to the report.

Towns in Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties are among the towns who have followed suit.

The ordinance is named for Camden County Freeholder Jeff Nash’s dog, who Nash rescued from a local shelter.

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