03-29-2019, 10:20 AM
"Per the transcript, their inventory includes products not considered "ag", which makes them "non-ag" for permitting purposes."
I realize that dog food, wormer, etc is not "technically" considered AG items, however they are items that most AG operators buy and use on their farm (which is why they sell them). It would be pretty ridiculous for the county to say they can't have their AG business because dogs aren't considered livestock.
Here's their way out: Hawaii considers parrots to be poultry, and some zoos feed their parrots dog food. So dog food is livestock food.
ETA: crazy zoo stuff
I realize that dog food, wormer, etc is not "technically" considered AG items, however they are items that most AG operators buy and use on their farm (which is why they sell them). It would be pretty ridiculous for the county to say they can't have their AG business because dogs aren't considered livestock.
Here's their way out: Hawaii considers parrots to be poultry, and some zoos feed their parrots dog food. So dog food is livestock food.
ETA: crazy zoo stuff