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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.01, Animals and Fowl, of the Culver City Municipal Code to Add a New Subchapter 9.01.800, et seq., Prohibiting the Sale and Use of Glue Traps.
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Meeting Date: October 27, 2025
Contact/Dept: Wallis Nash/Public Works - EPO
Phone Number: (310) 253-6445
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/22/2025)
Dept Approval: Yanni Demitri, Director of Public Works, City Engineer (10/15/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt an ordinance (Attachment 1) amending Chapter 9.01, Animals and Fowl, of the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) to add a new Subchapter 9.01.800, et seq., prohibiting the sale and use of glue traps citywide.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
At the February 27, 2025, meeting of the Sustainability Subcommittee of the City Council (Vice Mayor Puza and Councilmember McMorrin), the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) made a presentation and requested consideration and passage of a ban on the sale of glue traps.
The City Council unanimously voted to direct the City Manager to draft an ordinance prohibiting the sale and use of glue traps citywide for consideration by the City Council at a future meeting.
At the October 13, 2025 meeting, the City Council introduced an ordinance (by a vote of 4-0, McMorrin absent) amending Chapter 9.01, Animals and Fowl, of the CCMC to add a new subchapter 9.01.800, et seq., prohibiting the sale and use of glue traps citywide.
The Ordinance is now being presented for adoption and will go into effect on November 26, 2025.
Environmental Review
As set forth in Section 2 of the proposed Ordinance, the Ordinance is not subject to the requirements of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This Ordinance is not a "pr...
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