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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 10-7 KEEPING OF SWINE TO ALLOW FOR THE KEEPING OF POT-BELLY PIGS IN THE CITY OF JONESBORO
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas desires to make an exception in the restrictions against owning swine in the city limits of Jonesboro, Arkansas to allow for the keeping of pet pot belly pigs; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 10-7 pertains to the keeping of swine and should be amended.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS:
SECTION ONE: That language of Ordinance 10-7 shall be deleted and it shall be replaced with the following language:
Section 1: It shall be unlawful to keep any live swine within the corporate limits of the city.
Section 2: Miniature pot-bellied pigs are increasing in popularity as domesticated pets and the keeping of not more than two such animals on any single family residentially zoned property, (AG, RR, RS1 thru RS8) is permitted in the City. Pigs are excluded and not kept in Multifamily and Commercial areas (RM4-RM16, RMH, CR1 and C1-C4). However, as such animals are still livestock notwithstanding size, the keeping of such animal needs to be closely regulated and controlled to ensure that such animal does not become a nuisance or danger to the general public and the neighborhood in which it is kept. The City Council finds that the keeping of potbellied pigs so as not to create a nuisance can be reasonably accommodated by licensing and other restrictions.
Section 3: For the purposes of this chapter, the words "pot-bellied pig" shall mean a domesticated miniature Vietnamese, Chinese or Asian pot-bellied or pot-belly pig.
Section 4: The provisions of this Chapter shall be administered and enforced by the City's duly appointed and acting Animal Control Director as defined by this Title and the officers of Animal Control. In addition, the provisions of this Chapter may be enforced by any law enforcement officer or code compliance officer of the C...
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