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Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - Denver, CO
Text of the proposed ordinance in Denver
In Denver, CO, a local youth animal rights organization has obtained enough petition signatures to place a proposed ordinance that would ban circuses and other exhibitions of exotic animals in Denver on the ballot for a city election that is scheduled for August 10, 2004. The language of the proposed ordinance is below.
Please contact Mary Lou Kelly at Feld Entertainment with any questions - (703) 448-4000, ext. 27238.
PROPOSED DENVER ORDINANCE:
Section 1. Sections 8-5 through 8-8 D.R.M.C. added.
Chapter 8, Article I of the Revised Municipal Code of the City and County of Denver is hereby revised by adding Sections 8-5 through 8-8 to read as follows:
Sec. 8-5. Purpose and Intent.
It is the intent of the people of the City and County of Denver to protect the public against hazards that wild and exotic animals used in entertainment pose to society, and protect wild and exotic animals from cruel and inhumane treatment when they are exhibited for public entertainment or amusement.
Sec. 8-6. Definitions.
These words and phrases, whenever used in this ordinance, shall be construed as follows:
(a) "Wild or exotic animal display" means to exhibit a wild or exotic animal for amusement or entertainment, and includes, without limitation, any such exhibition in a circus, ride, trade show, fair, carnival, parade, race, photographic opportunity or live performance.
(b) "Wild or exotic animal" means any animal in the following orders and families, whether bred in the wild or in captivity, and any animal hybrid resulting from the breeding of an animal that is a member of the following orders and families:
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Non-human primate and prosimians (e.g. chimpanzees, monkeys)
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Felidae (except domesticated cats)
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Canidae (except domesticated dogs), Ursidae (e.g. bears)
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Proboscidae (e.g. elephants)
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Cetacea (e.g. whales, dolphins, porpoises)
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Crocodilia (e.g. alligators, crocodiles)
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Marsupialia (e.g. kangaroos, opossums)
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Reptilia over 8 feet in length and snakes and reptiles of the venomous variety
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Perissodactyla (e.g. rhinoceroses, tapirs, not horses or donkeys, or mules)
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Artiodactyla (e.g. hippopotamuses, giraffes, camels, not cattle, buffalo, swine, sheep or goats)
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Hyaenidae, Mustelidae (e.g. skunks, weasels, otters, badgers)
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Procyonidae (e.g. raccoons, coatis), Edentata (e.g. anteaters, sloths, armadillos)
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Viverridae (e.g. mongooses, civets, and genets)
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Pinnipedia (e.g. seals, sea lions, walruses)
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Struthioniformes (e.g. ostriches)
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Casuariiformes (e.g. emus).
Sec. 8-7. Display of Wild or Exotic Animals Prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to put on or sponsor a wild or exotic animal display on any public or private land within the City and County of Denver. This prohibition, however, shall not apply to the Denver Zoological Gardens (The Denver Zoo), The Denver Downtown Aquarium (Ocean Journey) subject to accreditation as set forth below, The National Western Stock Show, or any entity accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, the Association of Sanctuaries or the American Sanctuary Association, or their successors.
Sec. 8-8. Enforcement.
The manager of environmental health or the manager’s designee shall enforce the provisions of this ordinance.
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