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CITY OF GEM LAKE, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
<br />ORDINANCE NO. 126
<br />AN ORDINANCE TO PERMIT AND REGULATE THE KEEPING OF CHICKENS AND
<br />OTHER DOMESTIC FOWL IN THE CITY OF GEM LAKE, AMENDING
<br />ORDINANCE NO. 69.
<br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEM LAKE ORDAINS:
<br />SECTION 1. Intent and Purpose. It is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to permit the
<br />keeping of chickens, ducks, turkeys, peacocks and other fowl, excluding large birds, subject to
<br />regulations hereinafter set forth. The keeping of such animals, as defined herein, is determined
<br />not to be a nuisance and is not detrimental to the public welfare, if regulated as hereafter set
<br />forth. It is recognized that the keeping of such birds is increasingly requested by citizens of the
<br />City, and such persons desire to keep their birds in suitable permanent structures constructed and
<br />maintained for such purpose, and keep such structures in a clean and sanitary manner, and do not
<br />permit their pigeons to remain at large in the community in such manner as to disturb their
<br />neighbors or to prevent the full enjoyment of property rights by their neighbors.
<br />SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 3.8.1 of Ordinance 69 is amended, as follows (new text
<br />underlined, deleted text sire,.', t eagh):
<br />3.8.1 Agricultural animals including, but not limited to: horses; cows; sheep; goats;
<br />swine; a ks, eh eke„s, t„~keys, pe eks, and ether few! er u .."; llamas; ostrich, emu
<br />and other large birds; and other animals not otherwise permitted by this Ordinance which
<br />may be classified as agricultural animals.
<br />SECTION 3. AMENDMENT. Section 2.3 of Ordinance 69 is amended, as follows (new text
<br />underlined, deleted text sti-aek thFe gh):
<br />Animal, Agricultural. Any common farm animal including but not limited to any horse,
<br />mule, donkey, cow, goat, sheep, pig, emu, llama, turkeys, ehiekens, a„eks or any other
<br />animal typically confined on a farm and the like, except for domestic fowl.
<br />Domestic Fowl. Chickens, ducks, turkeys, peacocks, and other commonly domesticated
<br />fowl, excluding ostrich, emu, or other large birds.
<br />SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Section 3 of Ordinance 69 is amended to add the following
<br />sub -sections:
<br />Section 3.13 Keeping of Domestic Fowl. The keeping of domestic fowl may be permitted
<br />subject to the following:
<br />3.13.1 A structure must be constructed and maintained to keep and, confine the birds.
<br />The structure must provide at least five square feet of floor space per bird. For structures
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