supervisor wiener. supervisor wiener: what the committee adopted. additionally, on a proposed that the maximum number of dogs that a commercial dog walker could walk would be seven, which was a compromise between those at the keating six and those advocating a to. the small business commission had recommended that the number be increased to eight plus the dog walkers personal blog. this committee accepted that recommendation and made a corresponding amendment at the last hearing. so today, first, just to step back once again, commercial dog walkers provide a critical service to san franciscans. approximately one-third of households and san francisco have one or more dogs. for many people, if they do not have access to commercial dog walker, it makes it impossible or next to impossible to be a good dog odor or guardian, said this is an industry that we want to succeed. we want to cultivate it. it is important to have high- quality, professional dog walking services. we also, o
and that the number be limited a little more. supervisor wiener: they keep. ms. stevens? hi, sally stevens, sf dog. the route the years, we have stress six or seven dogs per dog walker. when dogs are not under control or when pooper is not picked up, it reflects badly on all of us, whether you are a dog walker or a dog owner. less than six i do not think it s economically feasible at all, because the price will go up, and it will price people out of being able to afford dog walkers, so any more than that i do not think will work, between six or seven is good. seven is a nice compromise. we can accept age, because it is better that the process goes through, because right now we have in affinity. six or seven, seven may seem like a nice compromise, and we could lip live with aids, but the important thing is to get this process going so that the dog walkers are legitimized and so we have more control. supervisor wiener: thank you. supervisor mar: supervisor cohen? supervisor
thank you. supervisor wiener: any other departments? yes, ms. ballard. that afternoon, supervisors. sarah ballard from the recreation and parks department. i just want to speak to this issue of the number of dogs and flag the notion that we understand that the golden gate recreation area is contemplating having regulations, as well, as was discussed by the supervisor in a previous hearing that he is working closely with them, it seems important from the department perspective to extent possible to have those run in parallel tracks, so if there is a different number, you may see dog walkers using the city property over ggnra property, particularly on park property. supervisor mar: my understanding is there a maximum number of dogs is 6? my understanding is that they are pursuing six, but they have not gone past their rulemaking. supervisor wiener: i have spoken with them, and they will be putting in their own dog walker legislation. they like this legislation, but they w
committee adopted. additionally, on a proposed that the maximum number of dogs that a commercial dog walker could walk would be seven, which was a compromise between those at the keating six and those advocating a to. the small business commission had recommended that the number be increased to eight plus the dog walkers personal blog. this committee accepted that recommendation and made a corresponding amendment at the last hearing. so today, first, just to step back once again, commercial dog walkers provide a critical service to san franciscans. approximately one-third of households and san francisco have one or more dogs. for many people, if they do not have access to commercial dog walker, it makes it impossible or next to impossible to be a good dog odor or guardian, said this is an industry that we want to succeed. we want to cultivate it. it is important to have high- quality, professional dog walking services. we also, of course, want to make sure that we have standa
the maximum number of dogs that a commercial dog walker could walk would be seven, which was a compromise between those at the keating six and those advocating a to. the small business commission had recommended that the number be increased to eight plus the dog walkers personal blog. this committee accepted that recommendation and made a corresponding amendment at the last hearing. so today, first, just to step back once again, commercial dog walkers provide a critical service to san franciscans. approximately one-third of households and san francisco have one or more dogs. for many people, if they do not have access to commercial dog walker, it makes it impossible or next to impossible to be a good dog odor or guardian, said this is an industry that we want to succeed. we want to cultivate it. it is important to have high- quality, professional dog walking services. we also, of course, want to make sure that we have standards around it. a significant majority of dog walkers