HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 1008 ORDINANCE NO. 1008
AMENDING SECTION 6.16.010 OF THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL
CODE TO ALLOW A LIMITED NUMBER OF RABBITS TO BE KEPT
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by
Laurel, Montana, that Section
the City Council of the City of
6.16.010 of the Laurel Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 6.16.010. Keeping certain animals prohibited.
A. No person shall keep swine, chickens, ducks, geese,
turkeys, goats, horses, cows, mules, or chinchillas
within the limits of the municipality except when
transferring such animals to market or where otherwise
allowed within this code.
B. No person shall keep upon his premises more than two
cats.
C. No person shall keep or maintain more than three (3)
pairs or total of 6 pigeons. Persons keeping pigeons
shall not allow any barn, shed, cage, yard or other place
wherein such pigeons are kept or housed to become
filthy or offensive to neighbors or passersby, or
injurious to the health of any neighborhood or tend
to contaminate the atmosphere in any place in the
City, nor shall said persons suffer or permit such
pigeons to make any loud or continuous noises tending
to annoy or disturb any neighbors or neighborhood.
Violations of this subparagraph are hereby deemed to
constitute a public nuisance under Section 6.26.030 of~
this code and shall be punishable as provided in
Sections 6.16.030 and 6.08.080 of this code.
D. No person shall keep or maintain more than six rabbits.
Persons keeping rabbits shall not allow any barn, shed,
yard or other place wherein such rabbits are kept or
housed to become filthy or offensive to neighbors or
passersby, or injurious to the health of any neighborhood
or tend to contaminate the atmosphere in any place in the
City. The rabbits shall be confined to a pen, cage or
fenced yard at all times. Violations of this subsection
are deemed to constitute a public nuisance under
Section 6.16.030 of this code and shall be punishable
as provided in Sections 6.16.030 and 6.08.080 of this
code.
This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after
final passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on
February 4, 1992, by Alderman Marshall.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Laurel this 18th day of February , upon a motion by
Alderman Marshall
APPROVED by the Mayor this 1992.
Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk
Approved as to form: ~
Jo . Bradley, City Att
19th day of February ,
CITY OF LAUREL
Chuck Rodge~, M~or