2-9-72-Ordinance-Prohibiting Certain Livestock in areas-02/07/1972ORDINANCE 2-9-72
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE KEEPING OF CERTAIN STOCK IN THE CITY;
AN ENCLOSURE REQUIRED IN THE KEEPING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS; PROVID-
ING A PENALTY; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANDER, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I.
LIVESTOCK
Keeping of certain stock in the City.
Hogs. It shall be unlawful for any person to feed, breed,
or keep any hog or hogs, pig or pigs, in any lot, pen, building,
stable or other enclosures in the City, any part of which lot,
pen, building, _stab le or other enclosure is nearer than one thou-
sand (1,000) feet to any occupied building.
Other Animal. It shall be unlawful for any person to feed,
breed, stable, pasture or keep any cow or cows, goat or goats,
horse, or horses, or sheep,in anypen, building, stable or
other enclosure in the City, any part of which lot, pen, building,
stable or other enclosure is within two hundred (200) feet of any
occupied building.
SECTION II. Enclosure required in keeping certain animals.
Size of Lots. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person
to stable, pasture, feed, breed or keep any hog or hogs, pig or
pigs, cow or cows, goat or goats, horse or horses, or sheep in any
lot, pen, building, stable or other enclosure in the City, smaller
in size and dimensions than is required by the following specifi-
cations:
1. HOGS: For one hog or pig, a lot, pen, building or other
enclosure of not less than one hundred (100) square feet
shall be required. For each additional hog or pig in
any such lot, pen, building or other enclosure, an addi-
tional one hundred (100) square feet shall be required.
2. COWS, SHEEP AND GOATS: For one cow, sheep or goat, a lot,
pen, building, stable or other enclosure of not less than
four hundred (400)square feet shall be required. For
each additional cow, sheep or goat in any such lot, pen,
building, stable or other enclosure an additional four
hundred (400) square feet shall be required.
CITY SECRETARY
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Manure Boxes. Each and every lot, pen, building, stable or
other enclosure in the City in which any of the above named animals,
or other species are kept, fed, bred, stabled, pastured or housed
shall_ha_v_e. a manure box not less than four O feet square and not
less than three (3) feet deep in which all manure and droppings
shall b e placed each .day . Each such b ox shall b e securely s Greened
or otherwise protected from flies, vermit and rodents and shall be
thoroughly cleaned out and disinfected at least once each week, It
shall hereafter be unlawful to pile or stack manure in open stacks
in the City.
SECTION III. Penalty Provisions,
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred ($200.00)
Dollars. Each day such violation shall continue or be permitted
shall be treated as a separate offense.
SECTION IV. Repealing Clause.
A11 ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed. If any provision of this ordinance shall be
declared void or unconstitutional, such declaration shall not affect
the remaining portion of this ordinance.
SECTION V. Effective Date.
That an emergency exists due to the need to perserve the public
health, safety, and welfare, necessitating that this ordinance be-
come effective immediately upon its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of
A. D. 1972.
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