Denver pet owners are responsible for bites and injuries caused by their animals, facing both civil penalties and criminal charges of up to $999 and 300 days in jail.
However, some city officials have suggested that the city consider revisions to the municipal code regarding animal-related violations, including adding “criminal intent” elements to some violations and converting others to civil infractions.
The officials would also like to see better inter-agency collaboration, especially in cases that cross jurisdictional borders, they said…