Title
An Ordinance to Add Chapter 98 (Glue Trap Ban) of Title VII (Businesses and Trades) of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor (ORD-26-28)
Memorandum
The proposed ordinance will ban the use and sale of glue traps to capture or kill animal (defined as any vertebrate or invertebrate animal, such as birds, rodents, and reptiles) in the City of Ann Arbor. The ban would not apply to insects or spiders.
Glue traps are widely considered to be the single most inhumane wildlife control product available because trapped animals suffer slow and painful deaths. Once their bodies, paws, tails, or beaks become stuck to the trap, many animals suffer for days before slowly dying from dehydration, starvation, or blood loss.
Glue traps are indiscriminate, posing a threat to nearly all species of wildlife including non-targeted animals such as cats, birds, and squirrels. The Center for Disease Control advises against using glue traps as does the Humane Society of the United States and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Several companies, institutions, municipalities, and countries have banned the sale and use of glue traps because of the inhumane manner by which they injure and kill animals.
Violations would be a civil infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 for a first offense. The ordinance would not go into effect until 60 days after publication.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: There are no anticipated budget or fiscal impacts on the City.
Staff
Prepared by: John W. Reiser, Senior Assistant Attorney
Reviewed by: Andre Anderson, AAPD Chief
Jon Dunlap, AAPD Commander
Andrew Vainner, AAPD Lieutenant
Chani Dixon, AAPD Community Standards Supervisor
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
Body
(See Attached Ordinance)
Sponsored by: Councilmembers Ghazi Edwin, Briggs, Cornell, Akmon, and Harrison, and Mayor Taylor