city council amend city a savings and servability clause

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ORDINANCE NO. _____

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAMPASAS, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 10 (ANIMAL CODE, ARTICLE III, “LIVESTOCK” SECTIONS 10-145 THRU SECTIONS 10-175 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING, REORGANIZING , UPDATING PROVISIONS TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW; AND REPEALING OBSOLETE, DUPLICATIVE, INEFFECTIVE AND UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE CODE OF ORDINANCES WITHIN THE CITY OF LAMPASAS, ETSEQ; REGULATIONS, EXEMPTIONS, ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS, FINES, AND A SAVINGS AND SERVABILITY CLAUSE; AND INCLUDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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WHEREAS, the City of Lampasas, Texas is a Home Rule Municipality located inLampasas County, Texas, which is enabled by its Charter and the laws of Texas toenact local legislation related to animal control to include regulations pertaining tolivestock; and

WHEREAS, the City of Lampasas is thus authorized to safeguard the health, safety,and general welfare of the City and its citizens, including;

WHEREAS, after citizen complaints to the City of Lampasas and the Lampasas PoliceDepartment’s careful study and analysis, the Chief of Police has recommended that theCity Council amend City’s Animal Code, to be set forth in the Code of Ordinances,Chapter 10, Article III Livestock, ‘Specific Definitions, Regulations, Enforcement andFines’, and to detail regulations related to Livestock within the City of Lampasas; and

WHEREAS, based upon the recommendations from the Chief of Police, the CityCouncil now recognizes that citizens will benefit from the provisions set forth herein,including those related to various animals to include livestock, which may pose a health,safety, general welfare risk and cause a nuisance to those within close proximity ofcertain Livestock;

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lampasas deems it necessary and in thebest interest of the safety, health and wellbeing of the citizens of Lampasas to amendthe City’s Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10, entitled ‘Animal Code’, entitled “‘Article IIILivestock’ providing for definition, detailing specific Livestock regulations, exemptions,and enforcement, fines within the corporate limits of the city of Lampasas,

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFLAMPASAS, TEXAS, THAT:

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SECTION 1. The City of Lampasas’ Code of Ordinances, Chapter 10, Animal Code,Article III, Livestock, is amended to read as follows:

I t i s t h e i n t e n t a n d p u r p o s e o f t h i s c h a p t e r t o p r o v i d e a s a f e a n d h e a l t h y e n v i r o n m e n t w i t h i n t h e c i t y f o r b o t h p e o p l e a n d a n i m a l s w i t h t h e r e c o g n i t i o n t h a t w h i l e p e r s o n s m a y o w n a n d k e e p a n i m a l s w i t h i n t h e c i t y , t h e c o n d u c t o f t h o s e a n i m a l s s h o u l d b e c o n t r o l l e d f o r p u b l i c s a f e t y a n d t h e c o n d i t i o n s i n w h i c h t h e y a r e k e p t s h o u l d b e a p p r o p r i a t e s o a s t o p r o t e c t t h e a n i m a l s a n d a v o i d i n f r i n g e m e n t o n t h e p e a c e a n d e n j o y m e n t o f s u r r o u n d i n g p r o p e r t y h o m e s a n d p r o p e r t y o w n e r s .

Section 10-145.-Definitions

Terms used in this chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the TexasHealth and Safety Code, Texas Agriculture Code, and the City of Lampasas Code ofOrdinances. If the term is not defined herein or in those laws, it shall have its commonlyunderstood meaning.

Abandoned Animal: shall mean leaving behind an animal alone or permittingthe animal to be abandoned in circumstances which might cause harm to the animal.See also Section 10-148 for further description.

Agricultural “AG” Exempt property: Property that has been given the designation by theLampasas Appraisal District as Agriculture Exempt. This include land that is primarilybeing used – and has been used for at least five of the past seven years –

for agricultural purposes. Agricultural purposes include crop production, livestock,beekeeping, and similar activities.

Animal: An animate being that is not human and has the power of voluntary action,

a. S m a l l A n i m a l : m e a n s a s m a l l a n i m a l k e p t d o m e s t i c a l l y , i n c l u d i n g a r a b b i t , g u i n e a p i g , r a t , m o u s e , h a m s t e r , o r g e r b i l .

b. Noisy Animal-an animal that makes a noise that is disturbing to a person of

normal sensibilities.

c. Wild Animal: Any mammal, amphibian, reptile or fowl which is of a speciesthat is wild by nature and of a species which due to size, vicious nature orother characteristics is dangerous to human beings but shall not includeraptors and falcons that are licensed or that are properly permitted by theState of Texas. Such as, but not limited to lions, tigers, leopards, panthers,bears, wolves, deer, raccoons, skunks (whether deodorized or not), apes,gorillas, monkeys, foxes, elephants, rhinoceroses, crocodiles, alligators andall forms of venomous reptiles, but such terms shall not include animalsexpressly allowed in this chapter.

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Animal Control/Care Officer: Shall mean a person designated by the state, or the citywho is qualified to perform such duties under the laws of the state and the ordinances ofthe city.

Livestock Animal Rescue Organization means any not-for-profit organization that hastax exempt status under Section 501 (c ) (3) of the United States Internal RevenueCode, which rescues and places animals in permanent homes. Animal RescueOrganizations does not include an entity that breeds animals, or an entity that inexchange for payment or compensation obtains any animal for sale.

At Large: means any animal, including fowl and livestock, not restrained by some physical means to the premises of its owner or caretaker. However, an animal, fowl, or livestock shall not be considered at large when held and controlled by some person by means of a leash or chain of proper strength and length to control the actions of the animal, fowl, or livestock or while confined within a non-open bed vehicle or secured by a rope, leash or chain in any open bed vehicle. Further, an animal shall not be considered at large when participating in a show, competition or training program which is approved by the City Council of Lampasas.

Barnyard Animal: A cow, calf, steer, bull, or other ruminant; a chicken, goose or duck; ahorse, mule, donkey or other animal of the equine family; a lamb; or a goat.

Caretaker: A person is subject to this chapter as the caretaker of an animal and ispresumed to control the animal if the person (1) is the owner, or lessee of the yard, pen,pasture, or place in which the animal is located and has control of the place, or (2)exercises care or control over the animal. This section includes any person or personsowning, possessing, harboring, keeping, or sheltering any animal.

Department: The Lampasas Police Department.

E n c l o s u r e : m e a n s a p e n , c a g e , c o o p , l o f t , s t a b l e , s h e d , s t r u c t u r e o r e n c l o s u r e u s e d t o h o u s e a b i r d , f o w l , l i v e s t o c k , o r o t h e r a n i m a l .

Fowl: shall mean any heavy bodied, terrestrial bird of the order of G a l l i f o r m e s , includingbut not limited to chickens, ducks, geese, pheasants, turkeys, grouse, guineas, or other common domestic fowl

a. Pullet-immature henb. Cockerel-immature malec. Exotic Fowl shall mean any avian species that is not indigenous to this state.

The term includes ratites but does not include a bird defined by Section 64.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, as a game bird or any other indigenous bird regulated by the Parks and Wildlife Department as an endangered or threatened species. The term does not include nonindigenous birds located on publicly owned land.1. R a t i t e s - a bird with a flat breastbone especially : any of various mostly

flightless birds (such as an ostrich, rhea, emu, moa, or kiwi) with small or

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rudimentary wings and no keel on the sternum that are probably ofpolyphyletic origin and are assigned to a number of different orders.

d. Game Fowl shall mean a bird of any various strains of domestic feral fowldeveloped chiefly for the intent of fighting or used in the act of cockfighting.

Grandfathered Animals: A permitted e x e m p t i o n g r a n t e d b a s e d o n c i r c u m s t a n c e s w h e r e p r e v i o u s l y e x i s t i n g l i v e s t o c k h a s b e e n a l l o w e d .

a. Animals in this chapter shall be required to have a permit on or before January1, 2022, after which time it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation tokeep the prohibited or above limit of animals/livestock on property located withinthe city limits of Lampasas without a permit, waiver, or exemption.

H a b i t u a l P u b l i c N u i s a n c e V i o l a t o r : A n a n i m a l o w n e r / c a r e t a k e r f o u n d t o b e i n v i o l a t i o n w i t h a c o n v i c t i o n o f t h r e e o f f e n s e s w i t h i n a t w e l v e ( 1 2 ) m o n t h p e r i o d o f t h i s C h a p t e r .

Humane Organization: A non-profit organization which provides for the care andcustody of sick, injured, lost, abandoned or strayed animals and which may provideveterinary services for the care of animals, kept only for the recovery of the animal orrelocation of the animal.

Impound shall mean the placing of an animal in the Lampasas Animal Shelter or in alocation that the City may deem necessary for the care of the animal care or taking intocustody of an animal for purpose of transportation to the city’s animal care facility

Livestock: includes regardless of age, sex or breed, horses, consisting of all equine species, cows consisting of all bovine species, sheep consisting of all ovine species, llamas; goats consisting of all caprine species and pigs, consisting of all species of swine, pig, and family of Suidae. These include but are not limited to; cow, horse, swine,mule, sheep, goat, llama, alpaca, exotic livestock, elk, hogs, bison, buffalo, and any hybrid thereof, unless otherwise defined. "Livestock" includes exotic livestock as defined by Section 161.001, Agriculture Code.

Exotic Livestock: means grass-eating or plant-eating, single-hooved or cloven-hooved mammals that are not indigenous to this state and are known as ungulates, including animals from the swine, horse, tapir, rhinoceros, elephant, exotic deer breeds, and antelope families but not including a mammal defined by Section 63.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, as a game animal, or by Section 71.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, as a fur-bearing animal, or any other indigenous mammal regulated by the Parks and WildlifeDepartment as an endangered or threatened species. The term does not include a nonindigenous mammal located on publicly owned land.

O w n e r m e a n s a p e r s o n o w n i n g , k e e p i n g , h a r b o r i n g , o r a c t i n g a s c u s t o d i a n o f a n a n i m a l .

a . " O w n e r " i n c l u d e s a m i n o r ' s p a r e n t , g u a r d i a n , o r a n o t h e r a d u l t w i t h w h o m t h e m i n o r r e s i d e s , i f t h e m i n o r o w n s t h e a n i m a l .

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b . T e m p o r a r y o w n e r s h a l l m e a n a n i n d i v i d u a l w h o f i n d s a s t r a y a n i m a l , h a s t h e a n i m a l f o r f e w e r t h a n t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) d a y s a n d a t t e m p t s t o f i n d t h e t r u e o w n e r o f t h e a n i m a l .

Performing Animal Exhibition: shall mean any spectacle, display, act or event, other than circus and rodeos, in which the performing animals are used.

Pet or Companion Animal: shall mean any animal kept for pleasure or enjoyment, ratherthan utility or commercial purposes. An a n i m a l o f a s p e c i e s t h a t h a s b e e n b r e d a n d r a i s e d t o l i v e i n o r a b o u t t h e h a b i t a t i o n o f h u m a n s a n d i s d e p e n d e n t o n p e o p l e f o r f o o d a n d s h e l t e r . T h e t e r m s p e c i f i c a l l y i n c l u d e s , b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o , d o m e s t i c a t e d d o g s , d o m e s t i c a t e d c a t s , c a n a r i e s , p a r a k e e t s , p a r r o t s , c o c k a t i e l s a n d o t h e r b i r d s c o m m o n l y m a i n t a i n e d i n h o u s e h o l d s i n c a g e s , h a m s t e r s , g e r b i l s , g u i n e a p i g s , a n d r a b b i t s . F o r p u r p o s e s o f t h i s c h a p t e r , " l i v e s t o c k , " " f o w l , " n o r " u r b a n c h i c k e n s " a s d e f i n e d h e r e i n s h a l l n o t b e c o n s i d e r e d p e t s o r c o m p a n i o n a n i m a l s .

Poultry: shall mean all domesticated fowl which are kept in captivity. Poultry is defined as a live or dead domesticated bird. Ratites are not considered poultry.

P u b l i c N u i s a n c e A n i m a l : s h a l l i n c l u d e L i v e s t o c k b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o L i v e s t o c k a n d F o w l , a n y a n i m a l w i t h i n t h i s c h a p t e r t h a t :

1 . I s r e p e a t e d l y f o u n d a t l a r g e ; [ f o u n d t o b e a t l a r g e o n 3 o c c a s i o n s w i t h i n a 1 2 m o n t h p e r i o d i s p r i m a f a c i e e v i d e n c e ]

2 . A n a n i m a l a s d e f i n e d i n t h i s c h a p t e r , t h a t d a m a g e s t h e p r o p e r t y o f a n y o n e o t h e r t h a n i t s o w n e r ; w h i c h i n c l u d e s s o i l i n g , u r i n a t i n g o r d e f e c a t e s o n p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y o t h e r t h a n t h a t o f t h e o w n e r / c a r e t a k e r a n d c a u s e s a s u b s t a n t i a l i n c o n v e n i e n c e b y d o i n g s o ,

3 . A n a n i m a l t h a t m o l e s t s , c h a s e s , o r i n t i m i d a t e s p e d e s t r i a n s o r p a s s e r s b y ; 4 . A n y a n i m a l t h a t c h a s e s v e h i c l e s ; 5 . A n y a n i m a l t h a t e x c e s s i v e l y m a k e s d i s t u r b i n g n o i s e s , i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t l i m i t e d

t o c o n t i n u e d a n d r e p e a t e d h o w l i n g , b a r k i n g , w h i n i n g , o r o t h e r u t t e r a n c e s c a u s i n g u n r e a s o n a b l e a n n o y a n c e , d i s t u r b a n c e , o r d i s c o m f o r t t o n e i g h b o r s o r o t h e r s i n c l o s e p r o x i m i t y t o t h e p r e m i s e s w h e r e t h e a n i m a l i s k e p t o r h a r b o r e d ; a . A n y a n i m a l / f o w l t h a t b a r k s , w h i n e s , h o w l s , c r o w s o r m a k e s o t h e r n o i s e i n a n

e x c e s s i v e c o n t i n u o u s m a n n e r , s o t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h e r e a s o n a b l e u s e a n d e n j o y m e n t , i f t h e p r e m i s e / s o c c u p i e d b y h u m a n s w i t h i n 5 0 0 f e e t o f t h e p r e m i s e / s . [ I f s u c h n o i s e o c c u r s b e t w e e n 1 1 : 0 0 p . m . a n d 6 : 0 0 a . m . i t s h a l l b e p r i m a f a c i e e v i d e n c e t h a t i t i s u n r e a s o n a b l e , i t s h a l l b e a d e f e n s e t o p r o s e c u t i o n i f a n i n d i v i d u a l , o t h e r t h a n t h e o w n e r / c a r e t a k e r p r o v o k e d o r t a u n t s t h e a n i m a l . ]

6. A n y a n i m a l t h a t c a u s e s f o u l i n g o f t h e a i r b y o d o r a n d t h e r e b y c r e a t e s u n r e a s o n a b l e a n n o y a n c e , d i s t u r b a n c e , o r d i s c o m f o r t t o n e i g h b o r s o r o t h e r s i n c l o s e p r o x i m i t y t o t h e p r e m i s e s w h e r e t h e a n i m a l i s k e p t o r h a r b o r e d .

a. I n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o a ny animal/s, enclosure/s, object/s, place/s, or condition/s (including but not limited to: fecal matter,

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garbage, or other organic wastes) that is a potential instrument or medium for odor and disease transmission,

b. I n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o a n y d e a d a n i m a l / s n o t l a w f u l l y d i s p o s e d o f a n d r e m o v e d f r o m t h e p r e m i s e / s w i t h i n 2 4 h o u r s o f i t s d e a t h ,

c. I n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o a c o n d i t i o n o r p l a c e t h a t i s a b r e e d i n g g r o u n d f o r f l i e s , a n d m o s q u i t o e s ,

d. I n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o t h e i n f e s t a t i o n o f f l e a s , e. I n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o a n y c o n d i t i o n t h a t c a u s e s t h e h a r b o r i n g

o f r a t s . 7 . A n y a n i m a l t h a t i s a d a n g e r o u s a n i m a l a n d n o t c o n f i n e d a s r e q u i r e d b y t h e l a w ,

c i t y o r d i n a n c e , o r b y a n A n i m a l C o n t r o l / C a r e o f f i c e r o r a n a n i m a l t h a t i s d i s e a s e d a n d d a n g e r o u s t o p u b l i c h e a l t h .

8 . A n y a n i m a l t h a t m o l e s t s , c h a s e s , o r a t t a c k s h u m a n s o r o t h e r a n i m a l s .

P u b l i c N u i s a n c e :

1 . M a i n t a i n i n g a n y a n i m a l m e n t i o n e d i n c h a p t e r a n d / o r p r o p e r t y t h a t i s u n s a n i t a r y w i t h l a c k o f c l e a n l i n e s s t h a t i s d a n g e r o u s t o t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h , w e l f a r e , o r s a f e t y o f t h e a n i m a l o r t h e r e i s a f a i l u r e t o m a i n t a i n a n i m a l / s i n a m a n n e r s o t o r e d u c e t h e p r o b a b i l i t y o f t r a n s m i s s i o n o f d i s e a s e .

a. I n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o animal/s, enclosure/s, object/s, place/s, orcondition/s (including but not limited to: fecal matter, garbage, rotten feed, or other organic wastes) that is a potential instrument or medium for odor and disease transmission.

b. I n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o a n y d e a d a n i m a l / s n o t l a w f u l l y d i s p o s e d o f a n d r e m o v e d f r o m t h e p r e m i s e / s w i t h i n 2 4 h o u r s o f i t s d e a t h .

c. I n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o a c o n d i t i o n o r p l a c e t h a t i s a b r e e d i n g g r o u n d f o r f l i e s , a n d m o s q u i t o e s .

d. I n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o t h e i n f e s t a t i o n o f f l e a s . e. I n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o a n y c o n d i t i o n t h a t c a u s e s t h e h a r b o r i n g

o f r a t / s o r o t h e r r o d e n t s . 2. C a u s e s u n s a n i t a r y c o n d i t i o n s i n e n c l o s u r e s o r i m m e d i a t e s u r r o u n d i n g s w h e r e

t h e a n i m a l i s k e p t o r h a r b o r e d ; [ I f m a n u r e o r a n i m a l d r o p p i n g s h a v e a t h r e e ( 3 ) d a y / 7 2 h o u r a c c u m u l a t i o n , i t s h a l l b e p r i m a f a c i e e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e e n c l o s u r e / s u r r o u n d i n g s / e n v i r o n m e n t i s u n s a n i t a r y a n d l a c k s c l e a n l i n e s s . ]

3 . O f f e n s i v e o r d a n g e r o u s t o t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h , s a f e t y , o r w e l f a r e b y v i r t u e o f t h e n u m b e r a n d / o r t y p e s o f a n i m a l s m a i n t a i n e d o r i n v i o l a t i o n o f t h i s c h a p t e r .

R e c o g n i z e d E d u c a t i o n a l A g r i c u l t u r a l P r o g r a m s : A n y a g r i c u l t u r a l , v o c a t i o n a l , s c h o o l o r o t h e r e d u c a t i o n a l o r c o u n t y f a i r / l i v e s t o c k s h o w p r o j e c t s i n v o l v i n g r a i s i n g , f e e d i n g , a n d / o r m a i n t a i n i n g l i v e s t o c k , c o n d u c t e d w i t h i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s , i n c l u d e s 4 - H C l u b , F u t u r e F a r m e r s o f A m e r i c a .

G r a z i n g f o r B r u s h C o n t r o l : a company which rents out grazing animals, primarily goatherds for land-clearing purposes.

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Single Family Residential Lot shall mean the use of a lot with one building designed for and containing not more than two separate units with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating therein. This does not include a condominium.

T e m p o r a r y P e r m i t , m e a n s lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent. A temporary permit m a y b e i s s u e d a s i t p e r t a i n s t o t h i s c h a p t e r a n d s h a l l b e v a l i d f o r t h e n u m b e r o f d a y s s t a t e d t h e r e o n n o t t o e x c e e d 1 5 c o n s e c u t i v e d a y s . N o p e r s o n m a y a p p l y f o r m o r e t h a n t h r e e t e m p o r a r y p e r m i t s w i t h i n a t w e l v e ( 1 2 ) c o n s e c u t i v e m o n t h p e r i o d .

Urban Chicken: A s p e c i e s o f c h i c k e n k n o w n a s G a l l u s D o m e s t i c u s , a l s o r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e c o m m o n c h i c k e n . The keeping of chickens in urban and suburban environment areas.

V e t e r i n a r i a n s h a l l m e a n a p e r s o n d u l y l i c e n s e d t o p r a c t i c e v e t e r i n a r y m e d i c i n e b y t h e s t a t e b o a r d o f v e t e r i n a r y e x a m i n e r s .

Section 10-146.- Responsibility for Enforcement; Police Powers

1. The City of Lampasas authorizes the Lampasas Police Department, its employees of the Animal Control Division, the Lampasas Animal Shelter and Peace Officers to have the powers and authority to enforce federal, state, and local ordinances relating to animals, fowl, livestock, and wildlife.

2. No person shall interfere in any manner or give false information to the above-stated employees in the performance of their duties.

3 . I t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l f o r a n y p e r s o n t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h o r h i n d e r a n y e m p l o y e e o f L a m p a s a s P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t i n t h e d i s c h a r g e o f h i s o r h e r d u t i e s a s p r o v i d e d i n t h i s c h a p t e r .

4 . I t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l f o r a n y p e r s o n t o f a i l t o o b e y a l a w f u l o r d e r o f a n A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r , i f s u c h f a i l u r e i n t e r f e r e s w i t h o r h i n d e r s s u c h O f f i c e r i n t h e d i s c h a r g e o f h i s o r h e r o f f i c i a l d u t i e s . F o r p u r p o s e s o f t h i s s u b s e c t i o n , t h e t e r m " l a w f u l o r d e r " s h a l l b e s t r i c t l y c o n s t r u e d a n d s h a l l i n c l u d e o n l y s u c h o r d e r s t h a t r e l a t e d i r e c t l y t o m a t t e r s o f s u b s t a n t i a l i m p o r t a n c e i n t h e d i s c h a r g e o f t h e o f f i c i a l d u t i e s r e g a r d i n g a n i m a l s a n d a n i m a l w e l f a r e .

5 . I t i s a n a f f i r m a t i v e d e f e n s e t o t h i s s u b s e c t i o n t h a t f a i l u r e t o o b e y t h e l a w f u l o r d e r d i d n o t i n t e r f e r e w i t h o r h i n d e r t h e d u t i e s o f t h o s e a u t h o r i z e d i n t h i s c h a p t e r t o p e r f o r m s u c h d u t i e s .

Sec. 10-147. Entry of Private Premises

If a person keeping animals, fowl, livestock or wildlife within the city, after request of the persons mentioned in Section 10-146 refuse to permit access to the area or places of keeping of such animals, fowl, livestock or wildlife, the Animal Control Officer and/or Peace Officer shall seek the necessary court authorization to enter the premises.

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If the person keeping animals, fowl, livestock or wildlife within the city has been issued apermit, exemption, waiver, or temporary permit, that exemption, waiver or permit of any kind is revoked, if access is refused by any person have care, custody, or control over the animals to the area or places of keeping of such animals.

If the Animal Control Officer or Peace Officer determines that the life of the animal is in imminent danger, the Animal Control Officer may enter the curtilage of the premises for the purpose of correcting the threat to the animal’s life.

Section 10-148: Abandoned Animal; Impoundment

1. I t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l f o r a n y p e r s o n t o a b a n d o n o r t u r n a n y a n i m a l l o o s e w i t h i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s o f L a m p a s a s .

2. Any animal in this chapter left without proper food, water, or shelter whenrequired for more than three (3) days a 72 hour period or any animal left inconditions that endanger the health, life, and safety of the animal will be deemedabandoned.

3. Animal Control or a Police Officer, or any other authorized agent of the City may impound any abandoned animal.

S e c t i o n 1 0 - 1 4 9 . - R u n n i n g a t l a r g e ; I m p o u n d m e n t

I t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l f o r t h e o w n e r o r c o n t r o l l e r o f a n y l i v e s t o c k o r f o w l , i n c l u d i n g b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o , c o w s , h o r s e s , m u l e s , j a c k s o r j e n n e t s , h o g s , s h e e p o r g o a t s , t o p e r m i t s u c h a n i m a l s t o r u n a t l a r g e , o r b e a t l a r g e w i t h i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s .

a . A n y A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r o r P e a c e o f f i c e r s h a l l t a k e u p a n d i m p o u n d s u c h a n i m a l f o u n d b y t h e m o r b y a n y o t h e r p e r s o n t o b e r u n n i n g a t l a r g e .

b . T h e b e f o r e m e n t i o n e d p e r s o n s h a l l t u r n o v e r s u c h a n i m a l t o t h e L a m p a s a s A n i m a l S h e l t e r .

Section 10-150.-Keeping of Animals

A n i m a l s a s d e f i n e d i n t h i s c h a p t e r t h a t a r e n o t p r o h i b i t e d s h a l l b e a l l o w e d t o b e k e p t i n t h e t e r r i t o r i a l l i m i t s o f t h e C i t y o f L a m p a s a s , s u b j e c t t o t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s :

1 . S h a l l b e p e r m i t t e d w i t h t h e C i t y o f L a m p a s a s t h r o u g h t h e L a m p a s a s A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r ,

2 . T h i s o r d i n a n c e a l l o w s e i g h t ( 8 ) r a b b i t s , o r e i g h t ( 8 ) f o w l w i t h a t o t a l c o m b i n a t i o n o f e i g h t ( 8 ) f o w l a n d r a b b i t s b e i n g a l l o w e d p e r r e s i d e n t i a l l o t a n d i n c r e a s e s t h e r e a f t e r , a s p e r p r o p e r t y s i z e a n d a n i m a l u n i t s .

3. No pens, enclosures, hutches, cages or other structures for any animal in thischapter will be within twenty five (25) feet of any adjoining residentially zonedproperty or any building used for human habitation not that of the owner of such

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animal, or up to one hundred (100) feet depending on the unit of animals; unlessotherwise specified in this chapter,

4 . T h e r e s h a l l b e a n e x e m p t i o n t o t h e e n c l o s u r e d i s t a n c e r e s t r i c t i o n , i f t h e k e e p i n g o f a n a n i m a l i n t h i s c h a p t e r a n d t h e e n c l o s u r e f o r t h e a n i m a l w a s o n t h e p r o p e r t y p r i o r t o t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a d j o i n i n g p r o p e r t y .

1 . T h i s a p p l i e s t o t h e e n c l o s u r e o n l y ; a s t h e a n i m a l / s s t i l l h a v e t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e p e r m i t a n d d e n s i t y r e s t r i c t i o n s e f f e c t i v e J a n u a r y 1 , 2 0 2 2 .

5. Miniature Livestock enclosure used to keep the following:1. Eight (8) or less miniature livestock enclosure must be located at least

twenty (25) feet from a structure used for human habitation, other than a structure owned or occupied by the owner/caretaker of the miniature livestock,

2. or the enclosure must be located at least one hundred (100) feet from any structure used for human habitation, other than a structure owned or occupied by the owner/caretaker, when there are more than six miniature livestock.

6. All animals shall be fed with a constant and adequate amounts of nutritious food, and such food shall be provided to animals in a clean, sanitary manner.

7. A l l f o o d u s e d f o r p o u l t r y , f o w l , r a b b i t s , a n d g r a z i n g a n i m a l s s h a l l b e k e p t i n s u i t a b l e c o n t a i n e r s w i t h t i g h t f i t t i n g c o v e r s , s o a s t o b e i n a c c e s s i b l e t o r a t s a n d o t h e r d i s e a s e c a r r y i n g r o d e n t s .

8. A l l a n i m a l s s h a l l b e p r o v i d e d w i t h c l e a n , f r e s h , p o t a b l e w a t e r i n s u f f i c i e n t q u a n t i t i e s t o k e e p t h e a n i m a l / s h y d r a t e d f o r t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a l c o n d i t i o n s ; a n d

9. No person shall possess, harbor, or maintain any type of animal in any area of the corporate limits of the city that is not zoned such as to allow the keeping of such animal/s; those zones shall be classified by the zoning ordinance as agricultural, residential and in some instances commercial.

10. It shall be unlawful to possess, harbor, or maintain a Public Nuisance Animal in the city limits of Lampasas.

11. It shall be unlawful to “tie out” an animal for more than three (3) hours within a 24-hour period.

a. Livestock shall not be staked out on a public street or in a public place. It shall be unlawful for any person to stake out, or cause to be staked out, any horse, mule, jack, jennet, or animal upon the public streets or public places of the city.

12.Herding in the area known as the downtown area and in city parks shall be unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to herd or congregate any drove of horse, mules, cattle, sheep, or any other livestock upon the downtown area, school grounds, or any park within the city limits, without permission from the Cityof Lampasas.

13.Hitching to vehicles, it shall be unlawful for any person to leave any Livestock or animal hitched to any vehicle within the city without being guarded or fastened asto prevent it from entering the street and to prevent a runaway.

1. It shall be unlawful for any person to hitch or tie, or cause to be hitched or tied any Livestock or any animal to any type of post upon the sidewalks of the city.

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2. It shall be unlawful for any person to tie, hitch or cause to be tied or hitched any Livestock or animal to any tree upon any sidewalk, public street or public alley and upon the downtown area of Lampasas.

3. A p e r s o n m a y n o t s t a k e l i v e s t o c k a t a l o c a t i o n o r i n a m a n n e r t h a t a l l o w s t h e a n i m a l t o g r a z e o n o r r e a c h a p u b l i c p r o p e r t y .

4. Exceptions to staking out, herding, and hitching provisions. This section isin no way intended to interfere with the temporary staking out, herding or temporary hitching of animals during parades, rallies, or other similar usesof public places in the city, which are authorized by the City Council and/orby city ordinance. It does not include extenuating circumstances that requires the immediate herding of loose animals to a safe place.

1 4 . A l l a n i m a l s s h a l l b e p r o v i d e d w i t h c a r e a n d m e d i c a l t r e a t m e n t s f o r i n j u r i e s , p a r a s i t e s , i n f e s t a t i o n s , a n d d i s e a s e s t h a t i s s u f f i c i e n t t o m a i n t a i n t h e a n i m a l i n g o o d h e a l t h a n d m i n i m i z e a n y s u f f e r i n g o f t h e a n i m a l .

1 5 . W h e n a s t r u c t u r e i s r e q u i r e d f o r a d e q u a t e s h e l t e r , a . T h e e n c l o s u r e / s t r u c t u r e n e e d s t o b e l a r g e e n o u g h f o r t h e a n i m a l t o

e n t e r , s t a n d , t u r n a r o u n d a n d l i e d o w n i n a n a t u r a l m a n n e r ; a n d b . t h a t s p a c e s h a l l b e l a r g e e n o u g h t o p r e v e n t i n j u r y a n d k e e p t h e a n i m a l i n

g o o d c o n d i t i o n ; i f e n c l o s u r e i s r e q u i r e d , c . i t s h o u l d k e e p t h e a n i m a l d r y ; a n d d . p r o v i d e s t h e a n i m a l w i t h n a t u r a l o r a r t i f i c i a l s h a d e , e . p r o t e c t s t h e a n i m a l f r o m e x c e s s i v e h e a t o r c o l d a n d o t h e r a d v e r s e

w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s ; a n d f . i s a d e q u a t e l y v e n t i l a t e d . g . A l l a n i m a l s m a y n o t b e c o n f i n e d t o t h e e x t e n t t h a t i t i s f o r c e d t o s t a n d ,

s i t , o r l i e i n i t s o w n e x c r e m e n t . 1 6 . T h e o w n e r / c a r e t a k e r o f t h e a n i m a l s h a l l e n s u r e t h a t ( 1 . ) t h e a n i m a l , a n d ( 2 . ) t h e

s h e l t e r o r a r e a p r o v i d e d f o r t h e a n i m a l i s p r o p e r l y m a i n t a i n e d t o p r e v e n t o d o r , h e a l t h o r s a n i t a t i o n p r o b l e m s .

1 7 . Fences for pens, corral, fences or similar enclosures must be of a sufficient height and strength to retain animals to maintain the animal on the owner’s property,

1 8 . All poultry, fowl, urban fowl shall be properly penned and contained. The containment area shall be at least twenty (20) square feet per fowl.

19.All rabbits and small animals shall be properly contained and the containment area shall be at least nine (9) square feet per rabbit or small animal. Electrical and Barbed-wire fences is prohibited as perimeter fencing except as perimeter fencing for containment of farm animals on five (5) or more acres.

I t i s a n a f f i r m a t i v e d e f e n s e t o p r o s e c u t i o n u n d e r t h i s c h a p t e r t h a t t h e a n i m a l ’ s t r e a t m e n t w a s d i r e c t e d b y a l i c e n s e d v e t e r i n a r i a n .

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Section 10-151. - Animal Density

Animals, Barn Animals, Livestock come in many shapes and sizes. The amount ofpasture needed to sustain Barn Yard, Livestock, and animals depends upon where youlive, what type of livestock you have, and the amount of forage available. The city ofLampasas allows the following:

1. Permitted Livestock may be allowed in areas of the city limits of Lampasas as perthis ordinance.

2. I t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l t o k e e p , p o s s e s s o r m a i n t a i n w i t h i n t h e C i t y o f L a m p a s a s a n y n u m b e r o r c o m b i n a t i o n o f a n i m a l s / b a r n y a r d / l i v e s t o c k i n a d e n s i t y t h a t e x c e e d s t h o s e w i t h i n t h i s c h a p t e r , w i t h o u t a w a i v e r , e x e m p t i o n , o r e x c e p t i o n i n w r i t i n g .

3. I t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l t o k e e p , p o s s e s s o r m a i n t a i n w i t h i n t h e C i t y o f L a m p a s a s a n y n u m b e r o r c o m b i n a t i o n o f a n i m a l s / b a r n y a r d / l i v e s t o c k i n a d e n s i t y t h a t e x c e e d s a n i m a l u n i t / s p e r a c r e o f l a n d o r c a u s e s h e a l t h a n d s a f e t y i s s u e s t o t h e a n i m a l o r t h e p u b l i c .

a. 1 c o w = 1 a n i m a l u n i t p e r a c r e o f l a n d , n o t a l l o w e d o n a r e s i d e n t i a l l o t u p t o o n e a c r e .

b. 1 h o r s e = 1 a n i m a l u n i t p e r a c r e o f l a n d , n o t a l l o w e d o n a r e s i d e n t i a l l o t u p t o o n e a c r e .

c. 1 m u l e o r b u r r o = 1 a n i m a l u n i t p e r a c r e o f l a n d , n o t a l l o w e d o n a r e s i d e n t i a l l o t u p t o o n e a c r e .

d. 8 m i n i a t u r e l i v e s t o c k = 1 a n i m a l u n i t p e r a c r e o f l a n d e. 8 s h e e p = 1 a n i m a l u n i t p e r a c r e o f l a n d , ½ a n i m a l u n i t a l l o w e d o n ½

a c r e o f l a n d . f. 8 g o a t s = 1 a n i m a l u n i t p e r a c r e o f l a n d , ½ a n i m a l u n i t a l l o w e d o n ½

a c r e g. 8 F o w l = 1 a n i m a l u n i t p e r r e s i d e n t i a l l o t . h. 8 r a b b i t s = 1 a n i m a l u n i t p e r r e s i d e n t i a l l o t .

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Large Livestock Animal Chart

LargeAnimal per animal unit allowed on land

Animal unitallowed onOne-half (1/2) acre.

1 Animal unit allowed on1 acre

Animal units allowed on3 acresis 1 animalunit per acre.

Animal units allowed on5 acres 1 animal unitper acre.

Ag. Exempt

Setback requirement of enclosure from residence other than owner/caretaker

Not allowed on one-half acre

Number of animals allowed


Number ofanimals allowed


Per exemption

1 units 1 Cattle,Steer, bull or other ruminant

0 1 3 5 Per exemption

25 feet 1 unit or less, 100 feet more than 1 unit

1 unit 1 Horse, mule, donkey, orother equine

0 1 3 5 Per Exemption


Above Off- Spring

0 Exempteduntil weaned

Exempted until weaned


Per Exemption

1 animal unit only with at leastone acre of land: 1 DomesticPot- Bellied Pig

0 1 Unit only 1 Unit only 1 Unit only 1 Unit only 25 feet

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Medium Livestock Chart

MediumOne- half (1/2) Animal Unit allowed on one-half (½)acre of land

½ acre ½ animal unitper acre

1 acre 1 animal unitper acre

3 acres 1 animal unit per acre

5 acres1 animal unit per acre

Per Exemption

25 feet 1 unit or less, 100 feetmore than 1 unit

Allowable ½ animal units





Per exemption

1 animal unit8 Sheep


25 feet 1 unit or less, 100 feetmore than 1 unit

1 animal unit8 Goats


25 feet 1 unit or less,100 feet more than 1 unit

1 animal unit8 Miniature Livestock



Above Off- Spring


Exempteduntil weaned



Per Exemption

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Small Animal Livestock Charts

One (1) Animal Unit allowed upto one acre of land

Single Family ResidentialLot

More than one SingleFamily ResidentialLot

1 animal unit per acre up to 4 acres

5 acre plus1 animal unit per acre

Per Exemption


FowlNumber of animals allowed




Per exemption

1 animal unit of Fowl eight (8)

Eight (8) Eight (8) 1 acre 8;2 acres16;3 acres 24; 4 acres 32;

5 acres 40;6 acres 48;7 acres 56;8 acres 64;9 acres 72;

Per Exemption


Roosters Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Per Exemption

Not allowed

Above Off-Spring-.

Exempted 4 months-Pullets @ 4 months consideredpart of an animal unit.




Per Exemption


Males/Cockerels4 months-

Prohibitedafter 4 months




Per Exemption

Registered with a recognized association of pigeon fanciers


One (1) Animal Unit allowed onone-half (1/2) acre of land

Single Family ResidentialLot up to 1acre

More than one SingleFamily ResidentialLot

1 animal unit per acre up to 4 acres

5 acres plus 1 animal unitper acre

Per Exemption


RabbitsNumber of animals allowed




Per exemption

1 unit8 rabbits or small animal and one litter at any one time

8 and one litter

8 and one litter

1 acre 8;2 acres16;3 acres 24; 4 acres 32;

5 acres 40;6 acres 48;7 acres 56;8 acres 64;9 acres 72;

Per Exemption


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until they are weaned.

Combination of Animal Units will be allowed and will depend on the type of animal unit/sand the acreage of the land, as will be noted on the permit.

For any other livestock not specifically listed, the animal unit equivalency will depend onthe size of the typical adult animal of the species. If the animal is similar in size to acow, horse, mule or burro then it will equal one animal unit. If the animal is similar insize to a sheep, goat, llama or alpaca, then those animal will equal one animal.

Offspring shall be exempt from the animal limitation until being weaned, other than forfowl which is no longer than 4 months. Any acreage designed for livestock shall be “freeroaming acres” such that the livestock has unrestricted access to the entirety of theacreage or land for the animal. For purpose of determining the amount of “free roamingland” available to livestock, any area on the site designated for the keeping of livestockshall exclude structures, dwellings, or other bodies of water and/or any unenclosed orunfenced area.

Section 10-152.-Method of Measuring Distance

For the purpose of determining compliance with the provisions of this chapter,distances, s h a l l b e m e a s u r e d i n a s t r a i g h t l i n e f r o m t h e n e a r e s t p o i n t o f t h e s h e d , s t a b l e , b a r n , p e n o r e n c l o s u r e o r a r e a i n w h i c h t h e a n i m a l i s c o n t a i n e d t o t h e n e a r e s t p o i n t o f s u c h a c t u a l r e s i d e n c e o r b u i l d i n g u s e d f o r h u m a n h a b i t a t i o n .

Section 10-153.-Animals Prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, possess, or maintain within the city limits ofLampasas the following, regardless of age, sex, or breed:

1 . A n y s w i n e , h o g , p i g , c o n s i s t i n g o f a l l s w i n e , p i g s p e c i e s , to include but notlimited to pot-bellied pigs, non-domesticated Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs;

2 . A n y s p e c i e s o f r a t i t e s a r e n o t a l l o w e d o n l e s s t h a n 5 a c r e s o f l a n d , 3 . R o o s t e r s , c o c k e r e l s a t 4 m o n t h s o f a g e , 4 . A n y g u i n e a , g u i n e a f o w l o r p e a f o w l , f i g h t e r f o w l b r e e d s , 5 . A n y h a b i t u a l p u b l i c n u i s a n c e a n i m a l .

Section 10-154. Slaughtering of Animals

It shall be unlawful for any person to slaughter any cattle, horse, sheep, swine, or goatsof any description within the city limits without a Personal Use Exemption, from theUSDA, as is included in the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act.

The slaughtering of animals shall be done in accordance with the Meat and Poultry

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Inspection Act:

1. When allowed must be done out of sight and sound of the adjoiningproperties.

2. The disposal of the carcass, bones, and blood shall not be left on theproperty to decay,

3 . The disposal of the carcass, bones, and blood shall not be placed in trashreceptacles, where they will become a public nuisance by their odor andcause unhealthy conditions by rotting and decay.

S e c t i o n 1 0 - 1 5 5 . D i s p o s a l o f A n i m a l s a n d L i v e s t o c k

1 . N o p r o p e r t y o w n e r o r c a r e t a k e r o f a n y d e a d l i v e s t o c k s h a l l f a i l t o l a w f u l l y d i s p o s e o f d e a d l i v e s t o c k w i t h i n 2 4 h o u r s o f i t s d i s c o v e r y .

2 . I f t h e C i t y o f L a m p a s a s i s r e q u i r e d t o p r o v i d e a l a w f u l d i s p o s a l o f t h e a n i m a l t h e o w n e r / c a r e t a k e r w i l l b e r e s p o n s i b l e t o t h e C i t y f o r :

a . C o s t o f t i m e o f c i t y o f L a m p a s a s e m p l o y e e s , b . A r e a s o n a b l e c o s t o f e q u i p m e n t u s e d , a n d i f r e q u i r e d , c . C o n t r a c t s e r v i c e f e e s . d . T h e a b o v e f e e s w i l l b e p a i d d i r e c t l y t o t h e C i t y o f L a m p a s a s o r t h e

L a m p a s a s P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t p r i o r t o t h e c o l l e c t i o n a n d d i s p o s a l o f t h e a n i m a l u n l e s s o t h e r a r r a n g e m e n t s / a g r e e m e n t s h a v e b e e n m a d e w i t h t h e C i t y o f L a m p a s a s F i n a n c i a l D i r e c t o r .

3. Any Owner wishing to relinquish/surrender an unwanted animal to the AnimalControl Officer or other authorized employee that applies to this chapter will becharged the appropriate fees within Appendix A of the City Ordinances ofLampasas.

a. This does not apply to loose animals.4 . I t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l f o r a n y p e r s o n t o a b a n d o n o r t u r n a n y a n i m a l l o o s e w i t h i n

t h e c i t y l i m i t s o f L a m p a s a s .

S e c t i o n 1 0 - 1 5 6 . - R e m o v e o f W a s t e ; M a n u r e a n d A n i m a l D r o p p i n g s

1 . T h e o w n e r , c a r e t a k e r o r p o s s e s s o r o f a n i m a l s i n t h i s c h a p t e r s h a l l b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e r e m o v a l o f e x c r e t a b y t h e a n i m a l o n p u b l i c w a l k s , r e c r e a t i o n a r e a s , p u b l i c p r o p e r t y a n d p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y .

2 . T h e o w n e r , c a r e t a k e r o r p o s s e s s o r o f e v e r y a n i m a l s h a l l b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e s a n i t a r y c o n d i t i o n s o f e n c l o s u r e s a n d t h e i m m e d i a t e s u r r o u n d i n g s w h e r e a n i m a l s a r e k e p t o r h a r b o r e d .

3 . I t s h a l l b e p r i m a f a c i e e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e e n c l o s u r e / s u r r o u n d i n g s / e n v i r o n m e n t w h e r e t h e a n i m a l i s k e p t i s u n s a n i t a r y a n d l a c k s c l e a n l i n e s s , i f h a s a n a c c u m u l a t i o n o f m a n u r e o r o f a n i m a l d r o p p i n g s i s o f t h r e e ( 3 ) d a y s / 7 2 h o u r s .

4 . E v e r y p e r s o n o w n i n g o r l e a s i n g s u c h p r e m i s e s w h e r e a n i m a l s a r e k e p t i n a r e s i d e n t i a l d i s t r i c t w i t h a d j o i n i n g r e s i d e n c e s a n d / o r b u i l d i n g s u s e d f o r h u m a n

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h a b i t a t i o n s h a l l h a v e a l l m a n u r e f r o m s u c h a n i m a l s r e m o v e d f r o m t h e p r e m i s e s , s o t h a t a t n o t i m e s h a l l t h e m a n u r e b e a l l o w e d t o a c c u m u l a t e i n s u c h m a n n e r a s t o b e c o m e o r o t h e r w i s e c o n s t i t u t e a n u i s a n c e o r h e a l t h h a z a r d .

5. I n n o e v e n t s h a l l a n y m a n u r e b e t h r o w n o r d e p o s i t e d i n o r u p o n a n y s t r e e t o r p u b l i c p l a c e , o r a l l o w e d t o r e m a i n i n s u c h p l a c e s . F u r t h e r , n o p e r s o n h a u l i n g o r t r a n s p o r t i n g m a n u r e s h a l l t r a n s p o r t o r h a u l t h e s a m e i n a m a n n e r s o a s t o a l l o w t h e s a m e t o l i t t e r t h e p u b l i c s t r e e t s o r o t h e r p u b l i c p r o p e r t y .

6. M a n u r e a n d / o r d r o p p i n g s s h a l l n o t b e u s e d f o r f e r t i l i z e r u n l e s s f i r s t t r e a t e d s o a s t o d e s t r o y f l y m a g g o t s .

7. M a n u r e , d r o p p i n g s o r f o o d w a s t e f r o m a n i m a l s s h a l l n o t b e u s e d f o r c o m p o s t , i f t h e y c r e a t e a p u b l i c n u i s a n c e o d o r o r h e a l t h a n d s a f e t y i s s u e .

S e c t i o n 1 0 - 1 5 7 . - N o i s e

1 . N o p e r s o n s h a l l k e e p o r m a i n t a i n o r p e r m i t t h e k e e p i n g o f , o n a n y p r e m i s e s o w n e d , o c c u p i e d o r c o n t r o l l e d b y s u c h p e r s o n , a n y a n i m a l , f o w l , l i v e s t o c k o r w i l d l i f e o f a n y k i n d w h i c h b y f r e q u e n t o r h a b i t u a l n o i s e m a k e s a n u n r e a s o n a b l e d i s t u r b a n c e t o t h e p e a c e o f o c c u p a n t s o f a d j a c e n t p r e m i s e s o r v i c i n i t y t h e r e o f , i n c l u d i n g t h e m a k i n g o f u n u s u a l n o i s e s b y h o w l i n g , b a r k i n g , b a w l i n g , o r o t h e r w i s e .

2 . A n y a n i m a l / f o w l t h a t b a r k s , w h i n e s , h o w l s , c r o w s o r m a k e s o t h e r n o i s e i n a n e x c e s s i v e c o n t i n u o u s m a n n e r , s o t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h t h e r e a s o n a b l e u s e a n d e n j o y m e n t o f p r e m i s e / s o c c u p i e d b y h u m a n s w i t h i n 5 0 0 f e e t o f t h e p r e m i s e / s i t s h a l l b e p r i m a f a c i e e v i d e n c e t h a t i t i s u n r e a s o n a b l e .

3 . I f s u c h n o i s e o c c u r s b e t w e e n 1 2 : 0 0 p . m . a n d 7 : 0 0 a . m . i t s h a l l b e p r i m a f a c i e e v i d e n c e t h a t i t i s u n r e a s o n a b l e ,

4 . I t s h a l l b e a d e f e n s e t o p r o s e c u t i o n i f a n i n d i v i d u a l , o t h e r t h a n t h e o w n e r / c a r e t a k e r p r o v o k e d o r t a u n t s t h e a n i m a l .

S e c t i o n 1 0 - 1 5 8 . - S h o o t i n g o r C a t c h i n g W i l d B i r d s

1 . I t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l f o r a n y p e r s o n t o s h o o t o r a t t e m p t t o s h o o t o r k i l l w i t h a n a i r r i f l e , b o w a n d a r r o w , s l i n g s h o t , o r f i r e a r m o r o t h e r m e a n s a n y w i l d b i r d w i t h i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s , e x c e p t f o r t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f p r i v a t e p r o p e r t y , s o l o n g a s n o l a w s a r e v i o l a t e d a n d e x c e p t w h e r e h u n t i n g i s p e r m i t t e d b y l a w .

2 . I t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l f o r a n y p e r s o n t o e n s n a r e o r c a t c h o r a t t e m p t t o e n s n a r e o r c a t c h , b y a n y m e a n s , a n y w i l d b i r d w i t h i n t h e c i t y u n l e s s s u c h e n s n a r i n g o r c a t c h i n g i s a p p r o v e d b y t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r o r a u t h o r i z e d p e r s o n i n t h i s C h a p t e r f o r t h e h e a l t h a n d s a f e t y o f t h e w i l d b i r d .

3 . T h i s o r d i n a n c e c a n n o t a n d d o e s n o t a p p l y t o w i l d f o w l ; s u c h a s g e e s e , d u c k s , a n d o t h e r f o w l t h a t a r e d r a w n t o o u r w a t e r w a y s a n d c i t y p a r k s w i t h i n t h e c i t y .

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Single Family Residential Lot u p t o O n e ( 1 ) a c r e o f l a n d . N o p e r s o n s h a l l h a v e m o r e t h a n o n e a n i m a l u n i t o f f o w l o n u p t o o n e ( 1 ) a c r e o f l a n d i n a n a r e a z o n e d a s a g r i c u l t u r a l o r r e s i d e n t i a l i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s o f L a m p a s a s .

O n e a n i m a l u n i t i s a l l o w e d p e r r e s i d e n t i a l l o t u p t o o n e a c r e o f l a n d t h a t i s z o n e d a s A g r i c u l t u r a l o r R e s i d e n t i a l .

1 . A p e r s o n c o m m i t s a n o f f e n s e i f h e k e e p s , h a r b o r s o r m a i n t a i n s f o w l i n t h e c i t y o t h e r t h a n o n p r e m i s e s o r i n a d i s t r i c t c l a s s i f i e d b y t h e z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e a s " A G - A g r i c u l t u r a l o r R e s i d e n t i a l . " W i t h i n a r e a s c l a s s i f i e d b y t h e z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e a s " A G - A g r i c u l t u r a l , " a n d R e s i d e n t i a l f o w l s h a l l b e k e p t w i t h i n p e n s , c o o p s o r h u t c h e s w h i c h m e e t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h i s c h a p t e r a n d a r e m a i n t a i n e d i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s c h a p t e r .

2 . A f e n c e d y a r d s h a l l n o t q u a l i f y a s a p e n , c o o p , o r h u t c h f o r p u r p o s e s o f t h i s s e c t i o n .

3 . For an animal unit or less fowl enclosures are allowed to be twenty five (25)feet o f a n y a c t u a l r e s i d e n c e o r b u i l d i n g u s e d f o r h u m a n h a b i t a t i o n n o t t h a t o f t h e o w n e r o f s u c h a n i m a l .

4 . A l l p e n s , c o o p s , o r h u t c h e s f o r t h e k e e p i n g o f m o r e t h a n o n e u n i t o f f o w l s h a l l b e m a i n t a i n e d a m i n i m u m t w e n t y f i v e ( 2 5 ) f e e t f r o m a n y r e s i d e n c e o r c o m m e r c i a l b u i l d i n g , e x c l u d i n g t h e r e s i d e n c e o r c o m m e r c i a l b u i l d i n g o f t h e p e r s o n k e e p i n g o r h a r b o r i n g t h e f o w l , e x c e p t a s s p e c i f i c a l l y p r o v i d e d h e r e i n .

a . I f t h e f o w l k e p t a r e p i g e o n s , r e g i s t e r e d w i t h a r e c o g n i z e d a s s o c i a t i o n o f p i g e o n f a n c i e r s a n d k e p t f o r p u r p o s e s o f c o m p e t i t i o n , t h e e n c l o s u r e s f o r s u c h p i g e o n s m a y b e l o c a t e d n o l e s s t h a n 2 5 f e e t f r o m a n y r e s i d e n c e o r c o m m e r c i a l b u i l d i n g , e x c l u d i n g t h e r e s i d e n c e o r c o m m e r c i a l b u i l d i n g o f t h e p e r s o n k e e p i n g o r h a r b o r i n g t h e p i g e o n s .

5 . A l l p e n s , c o o p s , h u t c h e s a n d e x e r c i s e r u n s s h a l l b e c o m p l e t e l y e n c l o s e d .

a . F o r a c h i c k e n t h a t w i l l b e i n s i d e t h e r u n a l l t h e t i m e ( n e v e r a b l e t o r o a m ) , t h e c o o p / r u n i s r e q u i r e d t o m e a s u r e 1 0 s q u a r e f e e t p e r f o w l .

b . F o r m o r e t h a n o n e c h i c k e n 2 0 s q u a r e f e e t p e r f o w l i s r e q u i r e d .

6. The pen, coop, hutch or exercise run shall not be placed in the front yard of any property.

7. A person who keeps, harbors or maintains urban/barnyard chickens in the cityshall ensure that the animal(s) in their care or custody are treated humanely by, at a minimum, providing all types of chickens with sufficient food, potable water, adequate shelter, and protection from weather.

8 . Male chickens/Cockerel over four months of age are not allowed. Roostersare prohibited.

9 . N o o w n e r / c a r e t a k e r o f a n y t y p e o f c h i c k e n s , u r b a n c h i c k e n s , t u r k e y ’ s o r o t h e r f o w l s h a l l a l l o w t h e f o w l t o r u n a t l a r g e w i t h i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s . T h e f o w l r u n n i n g a t l a r g e s h a l l b e i m p o u n d e d b y t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r . T h e o w n e r o f t h e f o w l i m p o u n d e d m a y r e d e e m s u c h b y p a y i n g t h e a p p r o p r i a t e

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i m p o u n d a n d b o a r d i n g f e e s f o r t h e i m p o u n d m e n t p e r i o d w i t h t h e L a m p a s a s A n i m a l S h e l t e r .

S e c t i o n 1 0 - 1 6 0 . - R a b b i t s / S m a l l A n i m a l :

Single Family Residential Lot u p t o O n e ( 1 ) a c r e o f l a n d . N o p e r s o n s h a l l h a v e m o r e t h a n o n e a n i m a l u n i t o f r a b b i t s o n o n e ( 1 ) a c r e o f l a n d i n a n a r e a z o n e d a s a g r i c u l t u r a l o r r e s i d e n t i a l i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s o f L a m p a s a s .

O n e a n i m a l u n i t i s a l l o w e d u p t o o n e a c r e o f l a n d t h a t i s z o n e d a s A g r i c u l t u r a l o r R e s i d e n t i a l .

R a b b i t / S m a l l A n i m a l e n c l o s u r e u s e d t o k e e p t h e f o l l o w i n g :

a. One unit or less the enclosure must be located at least twenty five (25)

feet from a structure used for human habitation, or other than a structure

owned or occupied by the owner/caretaker of the rabbits/small animals.

2 . R a b b i t s / s m a l l a n i m a l s s h a l l b e k e p t w i t h i n p e n s , c o o p s o r h u t c h e s w h i c h m e e t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h i s c h a p t e r .

a . N i n e ( 9 ) s q u a r e f e e t p e r r a b b i t i s r e q u i r e d .

3 . A f e n c e d y a r d s h a l l n o t q u a l i f y a s a p e n , c o o p o r h u t c h f o r p u r p o s e s o f c o m p l i a n c e .

4 . P e n s , c o o p s , h u t c h e s a r e n o t a l l o w e d i n t h e f r o n t y a r d o f a n y z o n i n g d i s t r i c t .

Section 10-161.-Domestic Pot Bellied Pig

Pot Bellied Pigs are a type of small, domesticated pig with a lighter band around itsmiddle, native to Vietnam. They are small weighing about 80 to 150 lbs. and about 16 to20 inches at the shoulder. They may be considered a pet depending on their lifestyle;such as it has been b r e d a n d r a i s e d t o l i v e i n o r a b o u t t h e h a b i t a t i o n o f h u m a n s a n d i s d e p e n d e n t o n p e o p l e f o r f o o d a n d s h e l t e r .

A d o m e s t i c p o t - b e l l i e d p i g m a y m e e t t h i s c h a p t e r d e f i n i t i o n o f a p e t o r c o m p a n i o n a n i m a l , i f i t i s a h o u s e h o l d p e t t h a t i s k e p t f o r t h e s o l e p u r p o s e o f p r o v i d i n g h u m a n c o m p a n i o n s h i p , a n d h a s a l i v e s t o c k p e r m i t i s s u e d b y t h e C i t y o f L a m p a s a s P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t .

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A l l r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h i s c h a p t e r s h a l l b e f o l l o w e d a s t h e y a p p l y .

A p o t b e l l i e d p i g m a y n o t b e y o u n g e r t h a n s i x w e e k s o f a n d s h a l l b e s p a y e d o r n e u t e r e d . T h e o w n e r m u s t p r o v i d e w i t h t h e p e r m i t a p p l i c a t i o n a w r i t t e n c e r t i f i c a t i o n f r o m a v e t e r i n a r i a n t h a t t h e p o t b e l l i e d p i g i s s p a y e d o r n e u t e r e d a n d i s n o y o u n g e r t h a n s i x w e e k s o f a g e .

A s a p e t , d o m e s t i c p o t - b e l l i e d p i g s a r e n o t r e q u i r e d t o h a v e a r a b i e s v a c c i n a t i o n ; h o w e v e r , t h e o w n e r m u s t p r o v i d e w r i t t e n c e r t i f i c a t i o n f r o m t h e v e t e r i n a r i a n t h a t w i t h i n 3 0 d a y s o f t h e a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a p e r m i t t h a t t h e d o m e s t i c p o t - b e l l i e d p i g h a s b e e n v a c c i n a t e d a g a i n s t a n d / o r h a s b e e n b l o o d t e s t e d , w i t h n e g a t i v e s t a t u s , f o r p s e u d o r a b i e s a n d f o r b r u c e l l o s i s .

T h e o w n e r s h a l l p r o v i d e w i t h t h e a p p l i c a t i o n a s w o r n a f f i d a v i t s i g n e d b y t h e o w n e r a d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e p o t - b e l l i e d p i g t h a t m e e t s t h e d e s c r i p t i o n p r o v i d e d i n t h i s s e c t i o n o f a p o t - b e l l i e d p i g .

One pot-bellied pig is considered one animal unit and only one may be allowed on oneacre of land.

Any outdoor pen size shall be a minimum of one hundred and fifty (150) feet from anydwelling or business owned or occupied by any person other than the owner of the pot-bellied pig or persons keeping and maintaining the same,

Hog wallows are prohibited,

No public nuisances shall be allowed.

1 0 - 1 6 2 . - S e c t i o n P e r m i t s / W a i v e r s

1 . L i v e s t o c k P e r m i t A p p l i c a t i o n s w i l l b e p r o v i d e d b y a n d s u b m i t t e d t o t h e L a m p a s a s A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r , t h e a p p l i c a t i o n w i l l i n c l u d e t h e o w n e r i n f o r m a t i o n , e m e r g e n c y c o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n , a n i m a l t y p e s , l o c a t i o n , e n c l o s u r e t y p e , a n d e n c l o s u r e l o c a t i o n w i t h a s i t e p l a n i n d i c a t i n g t h e a n i m a l h o u s i n g w i t h i n p r o x i m i t y t o a d j a c e n t p r o p e r t y s t r u c t u r e s a n d b o u n d a r i e s , i t w i l l i n c l u d e e x e m p t i o n s a n d i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t a p p l i e s t o t h e e x e m p t i o n .

a . A p e r m i t w i l l b e r e q u i r e d o n J a n u a r y 1 , 2 0 2 2 ;

b . a p e r m i t s h a l l b e s o u g h t a n n u a l l y b y t h e p e r s o n w i t h a n y a n i m a l i n t h i s c h a p t e r ;

c . A n n u a l o r T e m p o r a r y P e r m i t s a r e i s s u e d a t n o c h a r g e b u t a r e r e q u i r e d t o h a v e a n i m a l s m e n t i o n e d i n t h e C h a p t e r i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s .

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d . T e m p o r a r y P e r m i t s m a y b e i s s u e d a s i t p e r t a i n s t o t h i s c h a p t e r a n d s h a l l b e v a l i d f o r t h e n u m b e r o f d a y s s t a t e d t h e r e o n n o t t o e x c e e d 1 5 c o n s e c u t i v e d a y s . N o p e r s o n m a y a p p l y f o r m o r e t h a n t h r e e t e m p o r a r y p e r m i t s w i t h i n a t w e l v e ( 1 2 ) c o n s e c u t i v e m o n t h p e r i o d .

2 . A n a n n u a l o r t e m p o r a r y p e r m i t i s s u e d p u r s u a n t t o t h i s c h a p t e r m a y b e r e v o k e d o r d e n i e d a t a n y t i m e b y t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r f o r c a u s e i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o , v i o l a t i o n s o f t h i s c h a p t e r o r , i n t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f t h e i n a b i l i t y o f t h e p e r m i t h o l d e r t o k e e p t h e a n i m a l s i n a h e a l t h y o r s a n i t a r y e n v i r o n m e n t :

3 . C e r t i f i c a t i o n s f r o m a v e t e r i n a r i a n m a y b e r e q u i r e d b y t h i s c h a p t e r o r t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r ,

4 . N o t i c e o f d e n i a l o f e i t h e r a n a n n u a l o r t e m p o r a r y p e r m i t s h a l l b e i n w r i t i n g f r o m t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r t o t h e p e r s o n w h o r e q u e s t e d s u c h a p e r m i t ;

5 . T h e C h i e f o f P o l i c e m a y a u t h o r i z e a w a i v e r f r o m r e g u l a t i o n s c o n t a i n e d i n s u b s e c t i o n a b o v e w h e n p r o o f o f a n u n n e c e s s a r y h a r d s h i p w i l l r e s u l t f r o m r e q u i r i n g s t r i c t c o m p l i a n c e ,

6 . b e f o r e t h e i s s u a n c e o f a w a i v e r w i l l b e c o n s i d e r e d t h e r e s h a l l h a v e b e e n n o c o n v i c t i o n s o f p u b l i c n u i s a n c e o r c o m p l a i n t s o f v i o l a t i o n s o f t h i s c h a p t e r ,

7 . T h e C h i e f o f P o l i c e s h a l l n o t g r a n t a w a i v e r u n l e s s t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s a r e m e t :

a . T h e r e a r e s p e c i a l c i r c u m s t a n c e s o r c o n d i t i o n s a f f e c t i n g t h e p r o p e r t y o f t h e a p p l i c a n t s e e k i n g t h e w a i v e r , t h e l o c a t i o n , s i z e , o r t y p e o f p r o p o s e d p e n , c o o p o r h u t c h , o r t h e s u r r o u n d i n g a r e a s u c h t h a t t h e s t r i c t a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s s e c t i o n w o u l d d e p r i v e t h e a p p l i c a n t o f t h e r e a s o n a b l e a b i l i t y t o t h e a n i m a l s i t d e s i r e s ; a n d

b . T h e s t r i c t a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s s e c t i o n i s n o t n e c e s s a r y t o p r o m o t e t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h , s a f e t y a n d w e l f a r e ; a n d

c . T h e g r a n t i n g o f t h e w a i v e r w i l l n o t b e d e t r i m e n t a l t o t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h , s a f e t y o r w e l f a r e , o r i n j u r i o u s t o o t h e r p e r s o n s o r p r o p e r t y i n t h e a r e a ; a n d

d. T h e g r a n t i n g o f t h e w a i v e r w i l l b e i n h a r m o n y w i t h t h e s p i r i t a n d p u r p o s e o f t h i s s e c t i o n . I n g r a n t i n g a w a i v e r , t h e C h i e f o f P o l i c e m a y p r e s c r i b e c o n d i t i o n s t h a t a r e d e e m s n e c e s s a r y o r d e s i r a b l e t o p r o t e c t t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t .

8 . The City Council shall, from time to time, by resolution adopt fees to be assessed and may do so for this chapter. During such time the City Council may wish in pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to include fees, but not limited to, the fees for issuance o f p e r m i t s a n d f o r a d d i t i o n a l f e e s f o r c a r e a n d e x p e n s e s o f a n i m a l s i n c u r r e d d u r i n g i m p o u n d m e n t a t t h e L a m p a s a s A n i m a l S h e l t e r .

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9 . T h e C i t y m a y i n t h e e v e n t o f a s h o r t a g e o f f o o d a n d / o r a f o o d s u p p l y s h o r t a g e p r e s c r i b e c o n d i t i o n s t h a t i t d e e m s n e c e s s a r y o r i n t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t o f t h e p u b l i c i n r e g a r d s t o t h i s c h a p t e r .

1 0 . I t i s t h e i n t e n t o f t h i s c h a p t e r t h a t t h e o w n e r o f t h e a n i m a l ( s ) b e a r t h e c o s t s o f s u c h a n i m a l ' s c a r e i n t h o s e c i r c u m s t a n c e s i n w h i c h c a r e i s p r o v i d e d a t t h e L a m p a s a s A n i m a l S h e l t e r o r o t h e r a p p r o p r i a t e f a c i l i t y . T h e C i t y s h a l l b e a u t h o r i z e d t o r e c o v e r , i n a d d i t i o n t o a n y f i n e s i m p o s e d i n a p r o s e c u t i o n , a l l f e e s a n d c o s t s i n c u r r e d b y t h e c i t y f o r t h e c a r e a n d w e l f a r e o f t h e a n i m a l m a d e t h e s u b j e c t o f t h e p r o s e c u t i o n .

1 1 . N o t h i n g h e r e i n s h a l l b e c o n s t r u e d t o l i m i t o r n e g a t e t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t h e c i t y ’ s a n i m a l c o n t r o l a u t h o r i t y o r t h e C i t y P r o s e c u t o r u n d e r a p p r o p r i a t e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , t o w a i v e r e d e m p t i o n f e e s o r e x p e n s e s w h e r e s u c h w a i v e r i s i n a c c o r d w i t h p o l i c i e s a n d p r o c e d u r e s p r e v i o u s l y a d o p t e d .

1 2 . N o t h i n g h e r e i n s h a l l b e c o n s t r u e d t o l i m i t o r n e g a t e t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t h e c i t y ’ s a n i m a l c o n t r o l a u t h o r i t y o r t h e C i t y P r o s e c u t o r u n d e r a p p r o p r i a t e c i r c u m s t a n c e s t o r e d u c e t h e a l l o w a b l e a n i m a l u n i t s i n t h i s c h a p t e r .

1 3 . A d d i t i o n a l r e m e d i e s m a y a l s o a p p l y t o t h i s c h a p t e r , i n t h a t t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r , P o l i c e O f f i c e r o r d e s i g n e e f o r t h e c i t y m a y p u r s u e a c i v i l a c t i o n f o r a p p r o p r i a t e l e g a l r e l i e f i n c l u d i n g t h e c o l l e c t i o n o f a c i v i l p e n a l t y o r f o r a n y e q u i t a b l e r e l i e f t h a t i s c o n s i d e r e d a p p r o p r i a t e t o r e c o v e r a n y a n d a l l c o s t o f c a r e o r d i s p o s a l o f t h e a n i m a l .

1 4 . A P r o p e r t y O w n e r A s s o c i a t i o n w i t h i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s o f L a m p a s a s m a y n o t i m p o s e r e s t r i c t i o n s t h a t a r e l e s s t h a n t h o s e o f t h i s c h a p t e r .

1 5 . N o p e r m i t s h a l l b e i s s u e d t o s e l l a n i m a l s i n t h i s c h a p t e r o n p u b l i c r o a d s o r p u b l i c r i g h t o f w a y s .

1 6 . N o p r o v i s i o n o f t h i s a r t i c l e m a y s u p e r s e d e t h e C o u n t y Z o n i n g R e g u l a t i o n s .

S e c t i o n 1 0 - 1 6 3 . - E x e m p t i o n s / E x c e p t i o n s

1 . E x h i b i t i o n a t s t o c k s h o w s , f a i r s , c i r c u s e s , r o d e o s , f e s t i v a l s , p a r a d e s , a n d z o o l o g i c a l i n s t i t u t i o n s , v e t e r i n a r i a n s o r t r a i n i n g s ;

2 . W h e n l o c a t e d a t a n d o n t h e p r o p e r t y o f a n y v o c a t i o n a l l e a r n i n g a r e a , o r s c h o o l 3 . S l a u g h t e r i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s ; 4 . C i t y s a n c t i o n e d b r u s h c o n t r o l u s i n g l i v e s t o c k ; s u c h a s , R e n t a G o a t 5 . R e c o g n i z e d E d u c a t i o n a l A g r i c u l t u r a l P r o g r a m s , 6 . W h e n k e p t a t t h e h o m e o f a n F F A ( F u t u r e F a r m e r s o f A m e r i c a ) m e m b e r u n d e r

t h e s u p e r v i s i o n o f a h i g h s c h o o l v o c a t i o n a l a g r i c u l t u r a l t e a c h e r o r o f a 4 - H m e m b e r u n d e r t h e s u p e r v i s i o n o f t h e c o u n t y a g r i c u l t u r a l a g e n t , s u b j e c t t o t h e f o l l o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s :

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a . E a c h e n r o l l e e s h a l l o b t a i n a p e r m i t f r o m t h e d e p a r t m e n t b e f o r e c o m m e n c i n g a p r o j e c t . T h e f o r m o f a p p l i c a t i o n f o r p e r m i t s s h a l l b e p r e s c r i b e d b y t h e d e p a r t m e n t . N o f e e s s h a l l b e c h a r g e d f o r s u c h p e r m i t s ;

b . T h e p r o p e r t y u p o n w h i c h t h e F F A o r 4 - H e n r o l l e e r e s i d e s a n d m a i n t a i n s L i v e s t o c k , i f s w i n e , m u s t b e a m i n i m u m o f o n e ( 1 ) a c r e i n a r e a w i t h a m a x i m u m l i m i t o f f i v e ( 5 ) s w i n e ;

c . P e n s i z e a n d e x e r c i s e a r e a i n f o r m a t i o n t o b e p r o v i d e d o n t h e a p p l i c a t i o n .

d . T h e p e n s i z e f o r s w i n e s h a l l b e a m i n i m u m o f o n e h u n d r e d f i f t y ( 1 5 0 ) f e e t f r o m a n y d w e l l i n g o r b u s i n e s s b u i l d i n g o w n e d o r o c c u p i e d b y a n y p e r s o n o t h e r t h a n t h e o w n e r o f t h e s w i n e o r p e r s o n k e e p i n g a n d m a i n t a i n i n g s a m e ; a n d

e . H o g w a l l o w s a r e p r o h i b i t e d ; f . N o p u b l i c n u i s a n c e s w i l l b e a l l o w e d o r e x e m p t e d ; g . E n r o l l e e s m u s t b e u n d e r c l o s e s u p e r v i s i o n o f a v o c a t i o n a l a g r i c u l t u r a l

t e a c h e r o r t h e c o u n t y a g r i c u l t u r a l a g e n t . I f a n e n r o l l e e d o e s n o t c o n f o r m t o c i t y r e g u l a t i o n s , t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r o r d e s i g n e e w i l l r e p o r t t o t h e t e a c h e r , a g e n t o r a d v i s o r a n d i f t h e t e a c h e r , a g e n t o r a d v i s e r f i n d t h a t t h e e n r o l l e e / p e r m i t t e e i s i n v i o l a t i o n t h a t c a n c a u s e a p u b l i c h e a l t h c o n c e r n o r p u b l i c n u i s a n c e t h e y w i l l r e p o r t t h e v i o l a t i o n t o t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r o r d e s i g n e e ; a l l w i l l w o r k t o g e t h e r b e f o r e t h e p e r m i t i s v o i d e d a n d t h e a n i m a l r e m o v e d f r o m t h e c i t y l i m i t s .

h . S e t b a c k s v a r i a n c e s c a n b e m a d e f o r R e c o g n i z e d E d u c a t i o n a l A g r i c u l t u r a l P r o g r a m s b u t c a n n o t c a u s e o r c r e a t e a p u b l i c n u i s a n c e .

i . A s p a r t o f t h e p e r m i t a p p l i c a t i o n t o t h e d e p a r t m e n t b y t h e c o u n t y a g r i c u l t u r a l a g e n t f o r 4 - H m e m b e r s a n d a g r i c u l t u r a l t e a c h e r o r a d v i s e r f o r F F A m e m b e r s o r a d v i s o r s s u p e r v i s i n g t h e e n r o l l e e s a n d t h e i r p r o j e c t s , a n d s u c h o t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n a s t h e d e p a r t m e n t s h a l l r e q u i r e , s h a l l b e i n c l u d e d a l o n g w i t h c o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n .

j . D a t e s o f t h e p r o j e c t m u s t b e i n c l u d e d w i t h t h e a p p l i c a t i o n f o r p e r m i t i n f o r m a t i o n . T h e a b o v e m e n t i o n e d o f f i c i a l s s h a l l n o t i f y t h e d e p a r t m e n t o f t h e t e r m i n a t i o n o f a n e n r o l l e e ' s p r o j e c t s .

7 . N o p e r m i t s h a l l b e i s s u e d t o r o a d s i d e a n i m a l v e n d o r s , i t s h a l l b e i l l e g a l t o s e l l a n i m a l s o n p u b l i c r o a d w a y s a n d o n p u b l i c r i g h t o f w a y s .

8 . T h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s c h a p t e r r e q u i r i n g p e r m i t s s h a l l n o t a p p l y t o t h e L a m p a s a s A n i m a l S h e l t e r .

9 . T h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s c h a p t e r r e q u i r i n g p e r m i t s s h a l l n o t a p p l y t o t h e L a m p a s a s I n d e p e n d e n t S c h o o l D i s t r i c t .

1 0 . T h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s c h a p t e r r e g a r d i n g p e r m i t s d o e s n o t a p p l y t o f a r m a n d r a n c h s u p p l y b u s i n e s s e s .

1 1 . I n t h e e v e n t o f a s h o r t a g e o f f o o d a n d / o r f o o d s u p p l y s h o r t a g e t h e L a m p a s a s C i t y C o u n c i l m a y p r e s c r i b e c o n d i t i o n s t h a t i t d e e m s n e c e s s a r y o r d e s i r a b l e t h a t i s b e s t f o r p u b l i c i n t e r e s t , i n r e g a r d s t o t h i s c h a p t e r .

1 2 . N o p r o v i s i o n o f t h i s c h a p t e r m a y s u p e r s e d e t h e C i t y / C o u n t y Z o n i n g R e g u l a t i o n s .

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13. A permitted e x e m p t i o n g r a n t e d b a s e d o n c i r c u m s t a n c e s w h e r e p r e v i o u s l y e x i s t i n g l i v e s t o c k h a s b e e n a l l o w e d .

S e c t i o n 1 0 - 1 6 4 . - N o t i c e o f t h e R e v o c a t i o n o f p e r m i t , e x e m p t i o n , e x c e p t i o n , w a i v e r

R e v o c a t i o n s s h a l l b e i n w r i t i n g f r o m t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l A u t h o r i t y t o t h e p e r m i t t e e ;

a . A n o t i c e o f r e v o c a t i o n o r d e n i a l s h a l l s e t f o r t h , i n g e n e r a l t e r m s , t h e d e f i c i e n c i e s , v i o l a t i o n s o r o t h e r c o n d i t i o n s c o n s i d e r e d i n t h e d e c i s i o n t o r e v o k e o r d e n y t h e p e r m i t , e x e m p t i o n , e x c e p t i o n , o r w a i v e r .

b . P e r s o n s r e c e i v i n g a n o t i c e o f r e v o c a t i o n o r d e n i a l o f p e r m i t , e x e m p t i o n , e x c e p t i o n , o r w a i v e r s h a l l h a v e t h e r i g h t , w i t h i n t e n d a y s o f t h e d a t e t h a t t h e n o t i c e i s p o s t m a r k e d o r h a n d d e l i v e r e d t o a p p e a l , b y w r i t t e n n o t i c e o f a p p e a l , t h e d e c i s i o n o f t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r t o t h e D i r e c t o r o f A n i m a l S e r v i c e s , t h e C h i e f o f P o l i c e . T h e C h i e f o f P o l i c e s h a l l h a v e t e n d a y s f r o m t h e d a t e o f r e c e i p t o f t h e w r i t t e n a p p e a l t o r e n d e r a f i n a l d e t e r m i n a t i o n i n w r i t i n g .

c . A n y p e r s o n h a v i n g t h e i r p e r m i t e x e m p t i o n , e x c e p t i o n , o r w a i v e r r e v o k e d m a y n o t a p p l y f o r a n o t h e r f o r a p e r i o d o f o n e y e a r f r o m t h e d a t e o f r e v o c a t i o n .

d . A n i m a l s p e r t a i n i n g t h i s c h a p t e r s h a l l b e p e r m i t t e d o r h a v e a n e x e m p t i o n ; e x c e p t i o n , o r w a v i e r .

S e c t i o n 1 0 - 1 6 5 . - E s t r a y - P o s t i n g o f n o t i c e s o f i m p o u n d e d L i v e s t o c k ; r e d e m p t i o n ; s a l e ; d i s p o s i t i o n o f p r o c e e d s ; f e e s .

U p o n r e c e i p t b y t h e a n i m a l c o n t r o l a u t h o r i t y o f a r e p o r t o f e s t r a y w i t h i n t h e c i t y o r u p o n d i s c o v e r y b y t h e a n i m a l c o n t r o l a u t h o r i t y o f e s t r a y w i t h i n t h e c i t y , t h e A n i m a l C o n t r o l O f f i c e r a n d / o r t h e A n i m a l S h e l t e r S u p e r v i s o r s h a l l , a s s o o n a s p r a c t i c a b l e , n o t i f y t h e c o u n t y s h e r i f f t o r e p o r t t h e p r e s e n c e o f t h e e s t r a y , a d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e e s t r a y a n d t h e l o c a t i o n w h e r e t h e e s t r a y m a y b e f o u n d . I f c i r c u m s t a n c e s p e r m i t , t h e a n i m a l c o n t r o l a u t h o r i t y s h a l l r e f e r t h e i m p o u n d m e n t a n d d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e e s t r a y t o t h e c o u n t y s h e r i f f . I f c i r c u m s t a n c e s d o n o t p e r m i t s u c h a r e f e r r a l , t h e a n i m a l c o n t r o l a u t h o r i t y s h a l l b e a u t h o r i z e d t o a s s i s t t h e s h e r i f f i n t h e s e i z u r e a n d i m p o u n d m e n t o f t h e e s t r a y p e n d i n g t h e d i s p o s i t i o n o f t h e e s t r a y b y t h e c o u n t y s h e r i f f i n a c c o r d w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f C h a p t e r 1 4 2 o f t h e T e x a s A g r i c u l t u r e C o d e .

Sec. 10-166. - Penalty for Violation

1 . A n y p e r s o n f o u n d t o h a v e v i o l a t e d a n y p r o v i s i o n o f t h i s c h a p t e r o r t o h a v e f a i l e d t o c o m p l y w i t h a n y p r o v i s i o n o f t h i s c h a p t e r s h a l l , u p o n c o n v i c t i o n , b e f i n e d i n a n a m o u n t n o t t o e x c e e d t h e s u m o f $ 5 0 0 . 0 0 . T h e i m p o s i t i o n o f a f i n e s h a l l b e i n a d d i t i o n t o a l l o t h e r r e m e d i e s p r o v i d e d i n t h i s c h a p t e r . 2 . E a c h d a y t h a t a v i o l a t i o n e x i s t s s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a s e p a r a t e o f f e n s e .

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3. Three (3) offense convictions in a twelve (12) month period will be considered a

Habitual Public Nuisance Violator and the person shall not be allowed to possess

any livestock or animals in this chapter, in the city limits for a minimum period of

twelve (12) months.

4 . I f t h e a n i m a l h a s b e e n f o u n d b y t h e a n i m a l c o n t r o l o f f i c e r , a f t e r n o t i c e t o i t s o w n e r a n d a h e a r i n g , t o b e a P u b l i c N u i s a n c e A n i m a l b y v i r t u e o f b e i n g a m e n a c e t o t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h , w e l f a r e o r s a f e t y , i t s h a l l b e u n l a w f u l f o r a n y p e r s o n t o o w n , k e e p , p o s s e s s , o r m a i n t a i n a P u b l i c N u i s a n c e A n i m a l .

5 . A n y a n i m a l i n t h i s c h a p t e r o r A n i m a l O w n e r o r C a r e T a k e r f o u n d t o b e i n v i o l a t i o n w i t h a c o n v i c t i o n o f t h r e e o f f e n s e s w i t h i n a t w e l v e ( 1 2 ) m o n t h p e r i o d o f t h i s C h a p t e r s h a l l b e d e e m e d a H a b i t u a l P u b l i c N u i s a n c e V i o l a t o r a n d t h e A n i m a l a P u b l i c N u i s a n c e A n i m a l .

6 . T h e H a b i t u a l P u b l i c N u i s a n c e V i o l a t o r s h a l l h a v e t h e i r p e r m i t r e v o k e d a n d n o t b e a l l o w e d t o h a v e a n i m a l s m e n t i o n e d i n t h i s c h a p t e r i n t h e c i t y l i m i t s o f L a m p a s a s f o r a p e r i o d o f t w e l v e m o n t h s o r a t i m e s e t f o r t h a s p r o v i d e d b y w r i t t e n n o t i c e n o t l e s s t h a n a t w e l v e m o n t h p e r i o d .

SECTION 2. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable and, thus, the invalidity ofany word, phrase, or part of this Ordinance shall not affect the validity or effectivenessof the remainder of the Ordinance.

SECTION 3. All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of thisOrdinance are hereby repealed, and are specifically replaces by the terms set for in theamendment shown on the Ordinance attached as Exhibit A.

SECTION 4. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this ispassed is open to the public and the public notice of the time, place, and purpose ofsaid meeting was given as required by law.

SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be effective at the time that its publication, if requiredby state law, has been accomplished by the City.

READ AND CONSIDERED ON FIRST READING by the City Council of Lampasas at aregular meeting on the ____ day of ____ at which a quorum was present and for whichdue notice was given pursuant to Section 551.001, et seq. of the Local GovernmentCode.

READ AND CONSIDERED, PASSED, AND APPROVED ON THE SECOND ANDFINAL READING by the City Council of Lampasas at the regular meeting on the ___

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day of ______, at which a quorum was present and for which due notice was givenpursuant to Section 551.001, et seq. of the Local Government Code.

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T.J. Monroe, Mayor

ATTEST:

___________________________ Becky Sims, City Secretary

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Jo-Christy Brown, City Attorney

(Signature of Attorney Provided on Separate Page, To be Attached)

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