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Council approves amendments to exotic animal rule, defers decisions to veterinarian and animal-control director
Summary
Ordinance 38-49 removes a special committee previously used for exotic-animal determinations and delegates authority to a veterinarian and the animal-control director; council approved the ordinance and its emergency clause during the meeting.
Staff presented ordinance 38-49, which eliminates a previously used special committee and defers determinations about exotic animals to a veterinarian and the director of animal control. The staff recommendation was to pass the ordinance and approve the emergency clause; councilors noted the change preserves veterinarian oversight and does not single out any specific species.
A council member moved to approve the ordinance and its emergency clause; the motion was seconded and roll call was recorded in the meeting. Councilors indicated support and no members of the public spoke for or against the item during the hearing.
