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CITY OF GEM LAKE, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA. ORDINANCE NO.126. AN ORDINANCE TO PERMIT AND REGULATE THE KEEPING OF CHICKENS. AND OTHER DOMESTIC FOWL -IN THE CITY OF GEM LAKE., AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.69: THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEM LAKE ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Intent and Purpose.. It is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to permit the keeping of chickens, ducks, turkeys, peacocks and other fowl, excluding .large .birds, subject_ to regulations hereinafter set forth. The keeping of such animals, as-defhed herein, is determined .not to; be a .nuisance and :is' -not. detrimental to. the public welfare, if regulated -as hereafter set .forth. It is recognized that the keeping of such birds is increasingly requested by citizens of the City; and -such persons desire"to keep their birds in suitable penmanent structures constructed and maintained for such purpose, .and keep such structures in a clean -and sanitary manner, and do not permit their fowl to remain at large Iri the community in such manner as to disturb their neighbors onto prevent the full enjoyment of property rightsby their neighbors, SECTION 2. AMEND.MENT.: section 3.8.1 of Ordinance 69 is amended, as follows (new text underlined,. deleted text'stnwle-thmugh): 3.8:1 Agricultural animals including, but not limited to: horses; cows; sheep;: goats; swine; drf�lt#+c�Ect�s ttihe_�cl; a+�ci-c��ier-ltwal «r-i�c�ult;-llamas; ostrich; elms and other large birds; and. other animals: not otherwise permitted by this Ordinance -which may be classified as agricultural.animals+ SECTION 3. AMENDMENT.- Section 2:3 of Ordinance 69 is amended, as follows (new text underlined, deleted text sm@k Ojipuo): :Anilinal, Agricultoral. Any c6mmon harm animafincluding Out.not limited to any horse, mule, donkey, cow, goat, sheep, pig, emu, llama, ,.nehi&ans, duelES, or any other animal typically confirted.oh a farm and the like, except for domestic fowl. Domestic Fowl: Chickens, ducks, turkeys. peacocks. and other :commonly domesticated fowl, excluding ostrich. emu..otother large birds. SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Section 3 of Ordinance b9 is amended to add 'the following sub -sections: Section 1.13. Keeping of Domestic Fowl. The keeping of domestic fowl may be pennitted subject to the following: 3_.[3.l A structure must be constructed and maintained to keep and confine the birds. The structure must provide at least. five square feet of.floor space per bird. The structure