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File #: 18-0672    Version: 1
Type: Bill Status: Passed
File created: 6/11/2018 In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
On agenda: 7/9/2018 Final action:
Title: A bill for an ordinance repealing and reenacting with amendments Articles I through VIII of Chapter 8, Denver Revised Municipal Code concerning animals and for conforming amendments to Chapters 2 and 24, Denver Revised Municipal Code. Amends Chapter 8 and with conforming amendments to Chapters 2 and 24 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code regarding animal safety to reflect current best practices meant to protect public safety, public health, and the environment; and, to reduce possibility of misinterpretation. The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 7-30-18. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 6-20-18.
Attachments: 1. BR18 0672 DDPHE DRMC Update, 2. BR18 0672 DDPHE DRMC Update Draft Language, 3. Proposed Ordinance Revisions Significant Revisions Safehouse Presentation Final, 4. Chapter 8 Animals - Redline 06.14.20182, 5. 18-0672 Filed Ordinance_Repealing reenacting amendments Chapter 8, 6. 18-0672 Filed Ordinance_Repealing reenacting amendments Chapter 8.pdf, 7. 18-0672 - signed, 8. 18-0672 Filed a bill for an ordinance repealing and reenacting with amendments
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Date Submitted: 6-12-18

Requesting Agency: Department of Public Health and Environment
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Subject Matter Expert Name: Alice Nightengale
Email Address: alice.nightengale@denvergov.org


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A bill for an ordinance repealing and reenacting with amendments Articles I through VIII of Chapter 8, Denver Revised Municipal Code concerning animals and for conforming amendments to Chapters 2 and 24, Denver Revised Municipal Code.
Amends Chapter 8 and with conforming amendments to Chapters 2 and 24 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code regarding animal safety to reflect current best practices meant to protect public safety, public health, and the environment; and, to reduce possibility of misinterpretation. The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 7-30-18. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 6-20-18.
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Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
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This ordinance amendment revises Chapter 8. Major portions of the code are outdated and do not reflect current best practices. Revisions to this code are meant to protect public safety, public health, and the environment. In addition to updat...

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