HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo 1029 Amending Chapter 10, Article X Pertaning to Goats and Sheep
ORDINANCE NO. 1029
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE X OF THE
MAPLEWOOD CITY CODE PERTAINING TO GOATS AND SHEEP
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 10-492 of the Maplewood City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10-492. – Findings; purpose.
Pursuant to the authority contained in Minnesota Statutes, section 412.221, subd. 21 and 23,
and in furtherance of the health, safety, and welfare of the city and its residents, the city council
deems it necessary to regulate the keeping of goats and sheep and to prevent public nuisances.
It is the purpose of this article to provide a permitting program for the keeping and maintenance
of goats and sheep brought into the city temporarily for the purpose of vegetation management.
It is also the purpose of this article to limit the extent to which goats and sheep may otherwise
be kept in the city.
Section 2. The Maplewood City Code is hereby amended to add a new section 10-502 as
follows:
Sec. 10-502. - Exception to general prohibition.
The general prohibition for keeping goats and sheep contained in section 10-495 above shall
not apply to goats and sheep that are kept entirely within an indoor animal exhibit, provided,
however, that said indoor animal exhibit satisfies all laws and rules, including permitting
requirements, of the State of Minnesota’s Board of Animal Health and any other public agency
with regulatory jurisdiction. The limitations contained in section 10-497(a) through (c) and
section 10-499 do not apply to indoor animal exhibits that are excepted under this section.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective following its adoption and
publication.
Adopted by the City of Maplewood this 28th day of March, 2022.
Marylee Abrams, Mayor
Attest:
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Andrea Sindt, City Clerk