[bouldercouncilhotline] Hotline: Feasibility of Dogs on Open Space Suggestions

[cmosupport at bouldercolorado.gov]

Sender: Young, Mary





Dear Open Space Staff,

The following two suggestions were sent to council in an email:

1) Require a fecal sample when dog owners apply for Open Space privileges or when renewing their dog licenses. The city would keep a file of the DNA and any poop samples found could be easily identified, and the owner fined accordingly.


2) Require owners to have their dogs pass the nationally recognized Canine Good Citizen test offered by the Boulder Humane Society and sponsored by the American Kennel Club. Identifying tags are issued and no extra work or processing would be required
 by the City of Boulder. 

Did staff consider either of these options as part of the revised green tag program? Would it be possible to respond to the feasibility of implementing these ideas
at Tuesday's hearing?

Thank you!

Regards,



Mary Dolores Young
Boulder City Council
303-501-2439
youngm at bouldercolorado.gov