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Larimer County moves to ban roadside sale of puppies and kittens; staff to seek April 21 reading
Summary
Larimer County staff will bring a proposed addition (Article 8) to the county animal ordinance banning roadside sales of animals—primarily puppies and kittens—to the April 21 land use hearing. County and NoCo Humane officials said the change would let animal control officers issue citations on scene rather than rely on slower state enforcement.
Larimer County commissioners on Monday asked staff to prepare an ordinance that would prohibit roadside sales of animals, primarily puppies and kittens, and scheduled the measure for a reading at the county’s April 21 land use hearing.
Leslie Ellis, director of Community Planning, Infrastructure and Resources, summarized the proposal as an addition (labeled Article 8) to the county animal ordinance that would “read roadside sale of animals prohibited,” and said the change would not interfere with properly licensed shelters or rescue organizations.
The proposal stems from what county staff and NoCo Humane said is a recent rise in people selling animals in parking lots and other public places, often with animals coming from out of state and without clear licensing or oversight. Judy Calhoun, chief executive…
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