Notice of Opposition Business
(time limit 30 minutes)
Motion 1
Councillor Blyth to MOVE and Councillor Sykes to SECOND:
This Council notes that:
Council resolves to:
Motion 2
Councillor Tuner to MOVE and Councillor Sykes to SECOND:
This Council notes with dismay that:
Council therefore resolves to:
Ø Investigate any reports, adverts in local papers or websites that offer puppies for sale in the area, alerting other local authorities and agencies, as appropriate.
Ø Find and prosecute puppy farmers and other unlicensed breeders.
· Support and promote on the Council’s website and in its publications:
Ø The Pup Aid campaign “Where’s Mum?”
Ø The Dogs Trust campaign against “battery farmed dogs”.
Ø The Kennel Club Assured Breeder scheme.
· Advise residents at public events, especially in the run up to Christmas, on best practice for buying puppies or dogs, encouraging them not to buy puppies or dogs from anyone selling in suspicious circumstances; to report such incidents immediately to the Council’s Animal Health and Welfare Service; and to consider purchasing puppies and dogs ... view the full agenda text for item 14
Minutes:
Motion 1
Councillor Blyth MOVED and Councillor Sykes SECONDED the following motion:
“This Council notes that:
· Over many months, residents in this borough, particularly residents in Shaw and Crompton have experienced noise and disturbance from large agricultural tractors pulling large trailers containing spoil on public highways from early in the morning until late at night
· In addition, these vehicles are at times driven recklessly and at speed, posing a danger at danger to other road users and pedestrians
· If these tractors and trailers were HGV’s they would be covered by a commercial vehicle operator’s licence and other legislation that would control their environmental impact on local residents
· At present they are exempted from licensing requirements
· Council believes that tractors used for the purpose of road haulage should be covered by the same licensing requirements as apply to other goods vehicles.”
Councillor Steven Bashforth spoke in support of the motion.
Councillor Gloster spoke in support of the motion.
Councillor Shuttleworth spoke in support of the motion.
Councillor Blyth exercised his right of reply.
A vote was taken on the MOTION.
On being put to the vote, the MOTION was CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
RESOLVED that:
1. The Chief Executive be asked to write to the Secretary of State asking the Government to sponsor a change in the Goods Vehicle (Licensing of Operators) Act to make tractors used for this purpose subject to the same licensing and legislative requirements as apply to other goods vehicles.
2. The Chief Executive be asked to copy in the Local Government Association and the three Members of Parliament for this borough and request that they also make representations to the Secretary of State on this matter.
3. The Chief Executive be asked to write to the Chief Executive of the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency asking for any assistance they can provide in carrying out road side checks to make sure operators in Oldham are operating safe and road worthy vehicles.
4. A meeting be convened for Shaw & Crompton and Royton Councillors.
Motion 2
Councillor Turner MOVED and Councillor Sykes SECONDED the following motion:
“This Council notes with dismay that:
· Puppy farming (unlicensed dog breeding) is rife in the UK with only 1 in 10 puppies bred by licensed breeders.
· The Government has yet to act upon the challenge issued one year ago today by Liberal Democrat Defra Spokesperson, Baroness Kate Parminter, to outlaw puppy farming.
· The Government has yet to bring forward the necessary legislation to prohibit the sale of puppies and kittens from pet shops where the mother is not present.
Councillor Bates spoke in support of the motion.
Councillor Fida Hussain MOVED and Councillor Jabbar SECONDED the MOTION be put to the vote.
Councillor Turner exercised her right of reply.
A vote was taken on the MOTION.
On being put to the vote, the MOTION was CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
RESOLVED that:
1. Council work in partnership with the RSPCA and other animal welfare agencies to:
· Investigate any reports, adverts in local papers or websites ... view the full minutes text for item 14