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Today's Date ]
[
Your Name ]
[ Your Address ]
[ Your Address ]
[ Your Address ]
Dear
[Your Name]:
Your
letter dated [ Date Of Letter ]
to [ Name of Either a Member of
The Department of Health, or the Mayor ] regarding
the ban on possession of ferrets in the City of New York,
has been forwarded to this office for reply.
On June 29, 1999, for the reasons set forth in the Statement
of Basis and Purpose accompanying the resolution to amend
section 161.01 of the New York City Health Code, and after
full consideration of all comments submitted to that date,
the Board of Health unanimously voted to continue the
ban against possession of ferrets and many other animals
that present a risk of injury to persons who may come
in contact with them.
You should know that ferrets have been prohibited in the
City of New York pursuant to section 161.01 of the Health
Code since 1959, and pursuant to section 22 of the Sanitary
Code, the predecessor of the Health Code, since 1933.
The action of the Board of Health was merely to expressly
set forth a non-exclusive listing of the most common creatures
that fall under this prohibition.
Thank
you for your expression of interest in this matter.
Sincerely,
Wilfredo
Lopez
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