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Ordinance supplementing Ordinance No. 36 of 2015 relative to the Pittsburgh City Code at Title 6: Conduct, Article III: Dogs, Cats and Other Animals, Chapter 636: Wild Animals, Section 636.06: prohibiting the capture and harm of any wild birds, to prohibit the sale of native or indigenous birds, to eliminate any permit or license allowing individuals to trap wild birds and to completely prohibit trapping wild birds other than by a properly qualified and trained employee of the Pittsburgh Bureau Of Animal Care and Control when the wild bird is injured, resides within a building, or poses an imminent risk of property damage or physical harm.
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WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh enacted Ordinance Number 36-2015, effective on September 25, 2015, which was codified, in whole or in part, at Pittsburgh City Code Section 636.06: Prohibiting the Capture and Harm of Any Wild Birds; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 36-2015 prohibits any person from harming a wild bird, but also allows any person to capture or trap a wild bird upon obtaining the appropriate permit or license, or if for the purpose of rescuing an injured wild bird; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh finds that allowing members of the public to capture or trap wild birds may result in injury to birds or injury to members of the public; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh finds that employees of the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Animal Care & Control, licensed veterinarians, licensed wildlife rehabilitators, wildlife capture and transportation permittees, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission have the requisite skill and experience to safely and humanely capture or trap wild birds; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh finds that allowing individuals to sell wild birds will increase the number of wild birds that are trapped and held in captivity; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh finds that widespread capture or trapping of wild...
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