Fwd: [front-range-issues] Firestone, CO Upholding Lethal Control on Private Properties

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Alison Collins <alison

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Thu, Jul 23, 2009 1:45 pm

[front-range-issues] Firestone, CO Upholding Lethal Control on Private Properties

 

 

Dear Friends:

 

 

Please read the following message and request from one of our members.-

 

 

Please show your support for prairie dogs living in Firestone, CO. Sandy Rice has a colony of prairie dogs on her property in Firestone. Over the course of the last few months, police have visited her home to demand that the prairie dogs be killed. She has worked diligently to keep or relocate the prairie dogs, but has found no land in Boulder or Weld County that will take them. She has been working with legal counsel to no avail. A warrant has been issued for her arrest and her neighbors have poisoned her beloved cat.

 

Please contact the town of Firestone and Weld county to express your dismay regarding the treatment of Sandy and her prairie dogs and your disapproval of the law requiring her to be cited for trying to protect wildlife. Please tell them that you hope they use humane approaches when trying to manage prairie dogs, and that you believe that prairie dogs residing on private property, where they are welcome, should be left alone. (Town code cited below.)

 

Use talking points from our website to support the importance of prairie dogs to the ecosystem: http://www.prairiedogcoalition.org/res-talking-points.php

 

Thank you for taking the time to take action for prairie dogs, and for your continued support. Please forward this alert to others who may be willing to make a call or send an email.

 

Contact Information for Firestone and Weld County Commissioners

http://www.ci.firestone.co.us/

Town of Firestone: 303.833.3291

151 Grant Ave

PO Box 100

Firestone, CO 80520

 

Chad Auer Mayor of Firestone: cauer

Charlie Thomas, Jr., Trustee-Mayor Pro-Tem c

Butch Walb, Trustee Bwalb

Matt Holcomb, Trustee mholcomb

Kelly Morgan, Trustee kmorgan

Paul Sorensen, Trustee psorensen

Darrell Walsh, Trustee dwalsh

 

Angel Montoya Community Service Officer: amontoya

 

 

Weld County Commissioners: 970.356.4000

915 10th Street

PO BOX 750

Greeley, CO 80632

 

 

Doug Rademacher Weld County Commissioner for the Firestone District: drademacher

 

 

 

 

 

Alison M. Collins

Interim Director

The Prairie Dog Coalition

director

http://prairiedogcoalition.org/

2525 Arapahoe Ave. #E4-527

Boulder, CO 80302

720.938.0788 work cell

 

 

Related news story- decision made preventing prairie dog relocation to Weld County:

http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID054

 

 

Cited Firestone Code:

 

6.24.090 Rodent control.

A. No person owning property within the town, whether vacant or improved, shall fail to prevent rodent pests

residing upon that property from relocating to, infesting or otherwise damaging the property of another, including

public property. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of property within the town to provide for the

extermination of any and all such rodent pests in conformance with the provisions of this code and the laws and

regulations of the State of Colorado.

B. Any violation of Subsection A shall be subject to the general penalty provisions set forth in Section

1.16.010 of this code. In addition, the condition of rodent pests relocating to, infesting or otherwise damaging the

property of another, including public property, is declared a nuisance and shall be subject to abatement pursuant

to Chapter 8.18 of this code.

C. For purposes of this section, "rodent pests" includes prairie dogs, ground squirrels, pocket gophers,

jackrabbits, rats and other rodents. (Ord. 585 §1, 2005)

 

Related other section of the code, and interesting considering the "rodent control" section above:

 

6.24.060 Poisoning animals prohibited.

A. No person shall poison or distribute poison in any manner with the intent to poison any animal. It is a

specific defense to a charge of violating this subsection that the person intended to poison mice, rats or rodents

other than hamsters, guinea pigs and squirrels by the use of a poisonous substance approved for such use by the

United States Environmental Protection Agency or that the person was regularly engaged in the business of

fumigation or pest extermination and was so licensed by the state of Colorado.

B. No person shall use, set, place, maintain or tend any leg-hold trap. The marshal shall confiscate any

leghold trap found in violation of this subsection and dispose of it as the marshal deems appropriate. (Ord. 246

§91 (part), 1988; prior code §8-45.5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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