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Valley, and they have been battling this problem in San Bernardino for many years, and have received many calls about the amount of ani— mals they can keep. Mrs. Anderson advised there is a permit system that is used in certain jurisdictions. Mrs. Anderson felt Colton's proposed ordinance was too restrictive with regard to the time limit for disposing of pets, and felt the resident should have ample time to cut down on the number of pets they have. Mrs. Anderson said she brings a message from their Board of Directors, who ask that the City of Colton postpone this matter in order to work with the City on this and bring in experts to help work out something that everyone can live with. Mr. Loren R. Chiever, 1294 Holly Avenue, Colton, stated he felt estab— lishing an ordinance of this nature was a good idea, and an amount of three dogs or three cats was a fair number, however, he felt the time period for disposing of pets in excess of this number was too short and the ninety—day period to comply with the law would be hard to live with. Mr. Chiever stated that he raises show dogs and four months is much too early to tell whether or not they would qualify as a show dog. Mr. Chiever felt there should be some changes made to portions of the pro— posed ordinance. Mr. Harold R. Chandler, 5424 Prado Court, San Bernardino, stated he is a member of the Board for the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley, and felt that three does not seem to be an appropriate number of pets, especially for people who have show animals as they are really in a different situation. Mr. Chandler felt the ordinance should have some kind of regulation permitting kennels. Mr. Art Gray, 813 Herberts Lane, Colton, spoke to the Council about his four dogs and how he came about obtaining these pets over a period of years. Mr. Gray felt the City will have a hard time enforcing an ordi— nance of this nature. Ms. Lee Briggs, 1302 Highland, Colton, stated she has five pomeranian show dogs that she takes to various organizations, convalescent homes, etc., for entertainment, and she could not part with any one of them. Ms. Briggs stated that it takes longer then six months to determine if a dog is really a show quality dog. Ms. Briggs said she hopes the City Council will not pass this ordinance. Mr. Ray Martinez, 435 West Citrus, Colton, spoke to the Council members about the problem he has with a neighbor who has approximately 15 to 18 dogs. Mr. Martinez said these dogs have jumped his fence and killed his pets, and most of the neighbors are afraid to complain. Mr. Martinez advised that this problem has been going on for over a year now, it is becoming a health hazard, and he has reported it to the police depart— ment and health department. Mr. Martinez concluded he really needs some kind of help with this problem. 3