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Policy Summary

Provides use regulations for poultry keeping and apiculture (beekeeping).

Background Information

State Colorado
Jurisdiction Name Brighton
Jurisdiction Type City,
Population Size 5,000-50,000
Legal Strategies
  • Expressly allows something
  • Requires something, sets standards
Reach Community-wide
Food System Category Grow; Get;
Evidence for Health

This policy may correspond to diet-related strategies identified by the County Health Rankings’ What Works for Health tool, including:

For research on the potential effectiveness, please review the category links above.

We understand that this information is not comprehensive. It also does not include other important forms of evidence such as community members’ lived experiences and practice-based evidence.

Policy Details

Refers to priority populations?
No

Health-related goal?
Yes

The intent of these regulations is to "to maintain the health benefits of local and small scale food production" Sec. 6-4-900(a)

Environmental goal?
No

Economic goal?
No

Includes findings?
No

Has a stated intent or purpose?
Yes

"The purpose of these regulations is to permit limited small animal husbandry uses within urban residential environments." Sec. 6-4-900(a)

Includes definitions?
Yes

Sec. 6-4-10

Addresses implementation?
No

Enforcement provisions?
Yes

"Any violation of this Chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction, as provided in Article 1-24 of this Code" Sec. 6-4-40 and 6-4-30 "Prosecution for violations"

Evaluation component?
No

Requires extra investment?
No

Code context and ordinance history

Chapter 6-Animals; Article 6-4 Animal regulations; Division 10-urban agriculture and small animal husbandry. History: Ord. 2199 §9, 2015

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