>AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4-5-5 AND CHAPTER 6-1, B.R.C. 1981,
>REGULATING KEEPING OF WILD AND EXOTIC ANIMALS,
 
The problem with the proposed ordinance is, as several poster pointed out,
that it leaves the interpretation of "Wild" and "Exotic" to the people
enforcing it.  The ferret owners in the city of Lynn, MA are now in a
heated battle with their city council over the ownership of ferrets.
Their ordinance prohibits the ownership of wild and exotic animals within
the city.  Public Health for the city has defined the domestic ferret as
a wild/exotic animal, and currently prohibits ownership.
 
If this proposed Boulder, CO ordinance would take effect, then the ferret
owners of Boulder might find themselves in a similar situation should "the
powers that be" decide to declare the ferret as a wild or exotic animal.
It's much better and easier to address the situation now, and make sure
that the ordinance specifically excludes ferrets in the ban.  Otherwise
you'll very possibly be facing a long, uphill battle in the future.
 
Dick B.
[Posted in FML issue 3423]