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Council refers proposed ban on farm/wild animals and new chicken rules to committee after legal questions
Summary
Council introduced an ordinance to prohibit wild and farm animals (including proposed rules on chickens) but sent the matter back to committee after the law director and members raised definitional and enforcement concerns; the prosecutor would recommend court conditions to relocate animals if violations occur.
Council introduced an ordinance amending codified ordinance chapter 505 to address wild and farm animals and to establish rules for keeping chickens, but members voted unanimously to refer the measure to committee for further work. Councilman Nutt introduced the ordinance; he and other members said the intent was to provide enforcement mechanisms and penalties for violations. During discussion the law director…
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