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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM 7
TO: The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the Commission
FROM : Car os A. Gimenez
City Manager
DATE: 2 7 ^ FILE
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Approve
Ordinance Restricting
Pets and Exotic Animals
REFERENCES : From Fairs and Public
ENCLOSURES: Gatherings
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the attached ordinance be adopted
on an emergency basis to ensure the safety and public health of residents and
visitors to public fairs and other events open to the general public on public land.
BACKGROUND: From time to time at public events an incident takes place
involving someone's pet, either domestic or exotic, whereby a resident or visitor is
either bitten, scratched, or frightened. It is the intent of this ordinance to prohibit
these type animals from being permitted on the premises during such events.
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