Meeting:
Virginia Dangerous Animal Initiative Workgroup Meeting
Meeting Details | |
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Date / Time | 10/3/2012 10:00 am |
Location | Virginia Science Museum
2500 West Broad Street Discovery Room Richmond, VA 23220 |
Board Website | https://www.dwr.virginia.gov/regulations |
Agenda document | Meeting Agenda 10/1/2012 (85k) |
Minutes document | agency has not posted |
Disability Friendly? Yes Deaf interpreter available upon request? Yes | |
Purpose of the meeting The Virginia Dangerous Animal Initiative (DAI) Workgroup is convened to consider the issue of public safety in relation to possession of potentially dangerous animals. The charge of the group is to define the term dangerous as relates to animals, and determine if there is a need to place additional conditions and/or restrictions on the possession of dangerous animals. This Workgroup meeting will be facilitated by the UVa Institute for Environmental Negotiation (IEN). Meetings are open to observers, including the media. Comments by observers may be offered during public meetings or during specified periods. Observer comments may also be submitted via comment section of the Dangerous Animal Initiative website: www.virginiaanimals.net. There will be an area of seating designated for members of the public to participate as observers; lunch will be on your own as a member of the public. Information about parking and directions may be found at these websites: http://www.smv.org/sites/default/files/parkingmap.pdf & http://www.smv.org/contact-us. If you will be attending the Oct. 3 meeting as a member of the public, please RSVP at this website so we may plan for seating: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NGZSL7Y. Questions may be sent to: animals@virginia.edu. David Whitehurst of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) is the official media contact for the Workgroup. Media inquiries may be directed to him at 804-367-0940. Further information about the about the Virginia Dangerous Animal Initiative (DAI) Workgroup is available at the www.virginiaanimals.net website. | |
Meeting Scope |
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
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General business of the board
Discuss particular regulations / chapters
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Contact Information | |
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Name / Title: | Beth Drewery / Board Secretary |
Address: |
4016 West Broad Street Richmond, 23230 |
Email Address: | beth.drewery@dgif.virginia.gov |
Telephone: | (804)367-9149 FAX: (804)367-0405 TDD: ()- |