If you are a reptile lover and live within the city and want to see the city code banning ownership of reptiles changed to not include harmless reptiles/snakes please sign this. you can also contact the Mayor Michael Quill and the city counselor members.
The code is currently as follows:
[Amended 10-31-1996 by Ord. No. 37-1996; 6-24-1999 by Ord. No. 13-1999]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, permit to be kept, to exhibit, to temporarily hold or to breed any dangerous, wild, poisonous or venomous or vicious animal of any kind in the City of Auburn, including but not limited to alligators, bears, boa constrictors, vicious animals of the cat and dog family, coyotes, crocodiles, falcons, ferrets (with the exception of domesticated ferrets), foxes, hawks, possums, pythons, raccoons, reptiles, snakes and wolves.
you can contact the mayor at:
mayorquill@auburnny.gov
city counselor members are as follows:
Councilor William Graney
Councilor.Graney@auburnny.gov Councilor Matthew Smith
Councilor.Smith@auburnny.gov Councilor John M.Camardo
Councilor.Camardo@auburnny.govCouncilor Peter Ruzicka
Councilor.Ruzicka@auburnny.govPlease feel free to contact any of the above or all of the above! let our voices be heard!!!
We the undersigned, would like to request that the ordinance prohibiting the ownership of reptiles within the City of Auburn NY be changed so that the ownership of non dangerous reptiles and snakes be allowed within the city.
We would like a chance to plead our case before the Mayor and City Counsel Members.