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BOOK 93 PAGE 72 7 Dr. Herman further explained that when an animal has an elevated temperature because of stress or illness, the vaccination is not effective. Pet owners assume their pets are protected against rabies when in fact they are not. That is hazardous for public safety and welfare. He felt that minimum requirements consist of sterile examining rooms which are cleaned between patients, washing of the hands, and an environment that is free from possible contamination. - - MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Eggert, SECONDED by .Commissioner Macht, to ask Attorney Vitunac and Director Keating along with Emergency Services Director Doug Wright to meet with veterinarians and present to the Board a recommendation -for an ordinance to protect our animal population. _ Under discussion, Attorney Vitunac pointed out that veterinarians are regulated by the State Department of Professional Regulation and those rules should be enforced vigorously. The County regulates businesses by zoning laws, occupational licenses and noise regulations, and we do not have the jurisdiction to tell doctors how to do their job. Dr. Denis Scarpinato, Pinewoods Animal Hospital, maintained that by issuing the permit the County is condoning the actions of these transient clinics. He asked the Board to require minimum standards; running water, bathroom facilities, and basic sanitation procedures. Veterinarians with offices in the county are required to have oxygen. He stated that we have animals that are not vaccinated properly and thoroughly, and there is the danger of communicating disease, not just pet -to -pet but pet -to -human. The City of Vero Beach requires these transient clinics to be within four walls, which gets them off the parking lot and out of the sun. Dr. Scarpinato stated that the corporation in question hires veterinarians and places the entire responsibility on the individual. If there is legal action, it is against the individual veterinarian, and when that veterinarian is gone, they hire another one. Commissioner Bird suggested that the way to handle this is to change our criteria for issuing a license for this purpose. We must require the applicant to demonstrate that procedures will be accomplished in an environment that meets certain criteria, as the doctors have mentioned, and prohibit treatment of animals on a card table in a_back parking lot. _ Attorney Vitunac agreed that it would be within the Board's jurisdiction to set planning and zoning criteria 58 November 1, 1994