HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 942 ORDINANCE NO. 942
AMENDING SECTION 7.04.010 OF THE LAUREL
MUNICIPAL CODE ADDING DEFINITIONS OF
COMMERCIAL KENNEL AND NON-COMMERCIAL
KENNEL.
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Laurel, Montana, that Section 7.04.010 of the Laurel Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 7%04.010 - Definitions
(a) <No change>.
(b) <No change>.
(c) <No change>.
(d) <No change>.
(e) (1) "Commercial Kennel" means a place where dogs or cats
other than those owned by the kennel owner are kept and
boarded for any period in excess of 24 hours. Female dogs
or cats bred for the sole purpose of the sale of puppies
or kittens for profit and female dogs or cats numbering
more than two (2) constitute a commercial kennel.
(2) "Non-commercial Kennel" means a kennel at, in, or
adjoining a private residence where hunting dogs or other
dogs or cats are kept for the hobby of the householder
in using them in shows or field or obedience trials or
for the guarding or protecting the householder's property.
The occasional raising of a litter of puppies or kittens
at the kennel should not change the character of
residential property. (No more than one litter of
puppies or kittens shall be allowed in a calendar year.)
In residential districts each household shall not possess
more than two (2) adult dogs or cats. (An adult dog or
cat is herein defined as any dog or cat over the age of
twelve months.)
This ordinance
final passage by the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
Introduced on first reading at a regular meeting of the
City Council on December 6, 1988 , by Alderman Dickerson ,
and passed.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second
reading this 20th day of December , 1988 upon motion by
Alderman Dickers0n
APPROVED by the Mayor this 20th day of December ,
1988.
shall become effective thirty (30) days after
Bob Gauthier, Mayor
ATTEST:
Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk
Approved as to form: