To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Ron Carl, County Attorney
Prepared By:
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Brylan Droddy, Assistant County Attorney
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Subject:
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Adoption of Amended Arapahoe County Animal Services Resolution
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this item is to seek the adoption of an amended Animal Services Resolution.
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Background and Discussion: The proposed amended Animal Services Resolution creates two new petty offenses relating to the proper disposal of pet waste, revises the penalties to account for changes in state law, and makes minor revisions to existing language to assist in enforcement.
A new Section 5 creates two petty offenses relating to the proper disposal of pet waste. The first penalizes excessive accumulation of pet waste on a pet owner's property, such that it can be smelled off the premises or, in the opinion of the Animal Services Officer, it is harmful to the well-being of the neighbors and/or the pet(s). The second penalizes failing to dispose of pet waste on public property or private property that does not belonging to the owner. These offenses are punishable under the existing graduated penalty schedule for petty offenses by a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00) for a first offense, one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a second offense, and three hundred dollars ($300.00) for a third and any subsequent offense within 365 days.
While the existing graduated penalty schedule for petty offenses remain the same, all other penalties are amended to match the penalties allowed for that class of offense under state law. Colorado Senate Bill 21-271 reduced the maximum penalties allowed for misdemeanors and petty offenses such that the current penalties, other than those in the graduated schedule, exceed what is authorized under state law. The proposed revisions cite to the corresponding penalties provisions in state law, rather than listing the maximum penalties allowed, therefore ensuring that the pe...
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