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Special Meeting: Century To Vote On Animal Control Ordinance Tonight
December 23, 2013
The Century Town Council will hold a special meeting tonight to hold a final vote a new animal control ordinance that will ban barnyard animals from most of the town.
The ordinance will make it illegal to keep a horse, mule, donkey, goat, sheep, or cow within the town limits except in areas that are zoned agricultural or rural residential. Hogs are already prohibited in all areas of the town. The ordinance also set minimum setback requirement for animals in permitted locations. The new law will also require non-conforming animals be registered at town hall within 60 days and be removed from the town withing six months unless a variance is granted by the council.
The special council meeting will be held at 6 p.m., beginning with a public forum and comment period on the ordinance.
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4 Responses to “Special Meeting: Century To Vote On Animal Control Ordinance Tonight”
WHAT … No Horses , Cows , Mules – There Goes My “Ride” ! Next Law (To Show You Who Is The “Boss”) , Taxes On Small Birds In Your House , Dogs & Those “Wild” Cats You Have Running Loose Around Your Property. Its Looks Like There May Be A Change Of Council People Next Voting Season Uh ?
This seems reasonable and logical to me. The town council seems to be allowing for rural residential and agricultural zones with in the city limits, with setbacks to keep animals. I think they are insuring that people in a smaller town setting do not infringe upon another’s residence or fence with animals that can damage property or harbor insects and disease in close quarters. Excess animal feces pollutes storm water run off. It seems it is a step in the right direction to insure public health. Makes sense to me.
This is very reasonable, it calls for enough space to keep an animal is an appropriate setting. The city of Century has to legislate common sense and respect for citizens who don’t seem to have it themselves.
This is actually backwards. There is a movement in the rest of the country to reverse the trend of having moved all livestock far away from towns and cities. People like animals and so they fill their yards with dogs. Dogs? C’mon.