first i want to invite up rebecca katz, director of animal control and then the director of small business. >> good afternoon, supervisors. supervisor wiener asked me some questions around this legislation, and we have discussed it at length. i'm not sure if you are familiar with the guidelines we have had on the website for years in which we have had tried to have a sort of self-regulating system. we would toys dalk walkers who would come play with our guidelines. in terms of having leashes, picking up after animals and being responsible. i think the community, in particular the and welfare -- control and welfare commission had talked about dog walker legislation for many years due to concerns about the welfare of animals in the care of commercial dog walkers, as well as impacts on the park. as well as information we had received about animals being lost, cared foreand other things. that is how this all began. there was a real call for regulation of this, and i know there are business reasons for the regulation as well. in terms of any questions that you may have about the particulars of

first i want to invite up rebecca katz, director of animal control and then the director of small business. >> good afternoon, supervisors. supervisor wiener asked me some questions around this legislation, and we have discussed it at length. i'm not sure if you are familiar with the guidelines we have had on the website for years in which we have had tried to have a sort of self-regulating system. we would toys dalk walkers who would come play with our guidelines. in terms of having leashes, picking up after animals and being responsible. i think the community, in particular the and welfare -- control and welfare commission had talked about dog walker legislation for many years du