Lobbyist Ron Book tends to get his way in Miami-Dade, but this time it’s a No.
Miami-Dade commissioners unanimously rejected county lobbyist Ron Book’s request for a waiver to represent pet stores that had pushed state lawmakers to block local regulations of puppy sales.
The 12 to 0 vote represented a rare rejection for Book before the commission, which has consistently waived term-limit and residency requirements to allow the powerful lobbyist to remain the volunteer head of the county’s homeless board. Book represents dozens of local governments in Tallahassee, including Miami-Dade, as well as private-sector clients.
Near the end of the 2018 legislative session, he requested a waiver for him and two lobbyists to represent a group tied to the Petland pet-store chain while also being paid by Miami-Dade County. The waiver came as Petland sought state legislation that would have blocked local governments like Miami-Dade from regulating puppy sales, pursuing the kind of preemption of county lawmaking that Miami-Dade commissioners routinely fume about when discussing Tallahassee.
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It’s a corporation for goodness sake who is going to vote to kill hundreds of dogs already in shelters vs a corporation in today’s PC society they want tbe animal lovers vote however it was the right and humane thing to do I just wish they were consistent
Too bad the commissioners don’t care about homeless people as much as they do about puppies.
Could be a set up to show they dont always vote in his favor for the sorr lawsuit. 12-0 for book is fishy (it was the right vote but fishy)
I believe this is a case of the media actually reporting on it, if it wasn’t in the news the vote would of been 0-12