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1103.010. PURPOSE. It is intended by the Council that Little Canada, consisting of slightly more than four (4) sections ofland, having been totally rezoned to uses for residences, commercial and industrial purposes, and containing no area classified as farm land, deems this Ordinance necessary and vital in order to maintain the suburban, non-agricultural character of the City. 11 03.020. UNLAWFUL KEEPING. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, raise, breed or feed livestock more specifically set forth as cows, steers, cattle of any kind, sheep, goats, Iambs, pigs, or any other domesticated farm animal raised and/or maintained for food, produce, breeding, dairying, or other recognized farm income livestock operation in the City, except as hereinafter provided. 1103.030. PERt\1IT REQUIRED. In order to keep, raise, breed or feed any kind oflivestock within the City limits, a permit shall first be obtained from the City Council. Application for permit shall be made to the City Administrator and such application shall set forth: (a) Name and address of applicant; (b) Legal description of property upon which livestock are to be kept; (c) Complete description offacilities on the premises, including source of water supply, kind of soil, comprehensive data as to drainage, and location of all residences within 500 feet radius of proposed livestock. The applicant shall pay to the City the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) which sum shall be deposited with the City Administrator at the time of making application for permit and shall be deemed the first annual license fee. 1103.040. LICENSE FEE. Any person keeping livestock within the City shall pay an annual license fee as set forth by City Council resolution and this fee shall not be pro rated for any reason. The license year shall commence on July 1 of each year. 1103.050. BOARD OF HEALTH SUPERVISION. The City Board of Health shall supervise all livestock operations within the City and promulgate rules and regulations governing such operation which rules shall include size and design of buildings, runway, feeding platforms, sanitary regulations and any other provisions determined necessary to accomplish proper protection for the public in the administration of this Code. Any person who keeps, raises, breeds or feeds livestock in violation of this Code shall be guilty ofa misdemeanor. 1103.060. PUBLIC HEARING. Before any permit to maintain livestock within the City is granted by the Council, the Council may, in its discretion, hold a public hearing and notify all property owners within 500 feet of the date of such hearing. 1103-1