90-9393 Animals - VOIDKann -Cox Priming — Salina, Kansas
(Published in The Salina Journal July , 1990)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 90-9393
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-31 OF THE SALINA CODE
PERTAINING TO LIVESTOCK WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND REPEALING THE
EXISTING SECTION; AND ENACTING SECTION 7-35 OF THE SALINA CODE
REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR KEEPING A GOAT OR SHEEP AS A
HOUSEHOLD PET.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. That Section 7-31 of the Salina Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
"Section 7-31. Prohibited owning: exemptions.
(a) The owning of any wild, poisonous or vicious
animal within the city limits is hereby prohibited, except for
those wild animals kept under the permit of the Kansas Fish
and Game Commission or the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, or any animal used for educational purposes. The
court shall have the authority to declare an animal vicious
because of the inherently dangerous nature of the animal as
to persons or to other domestic animals, its history of attack
or wounding of persons or other domestic animals, the
seriousness of these attacks or wounds, or its potential to
inflict wounds in the future. Such declaration shall be
grounds for the impoundment and humane euthanizing of the
animal unless, without danger to the public, the animal can
be and is removed from the city within forty-eight (48)
hours. If it is determined by the chief of police that an
animal presents a danger to persons, such determination
shall be grounds for impoundment of the animal pending the
determination by the court of whether the animal is to be
declared vicious.
(b) The owning of any fowl, other than domestic
chickens and pigeons, within the city limits is hereby
prohibited, except for caged birds kept as pets within a
residence structure.
(c) No person shall keep or maintain any livestock,
including, but not limited to horses, mules, cattle, sheep,
goats and swine, within the city limits except as permitted
within zoning regulations; provided however, one sheep or
goat may be kept by permit as a household pet in any area
of the City when the requirements of Section 7-35 are met.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any veterinarian within the
city to fail to report to the supervisor the examination or
treatment of any animal that is owned or maintained in
violation of this chapter."
Section 2. That Section 7-35 of the Salina Code is hereby enacted to
read as follows:
"Section 7-35. Requirements for keeping goat or sheep
as household pet.
(a) Not more than one (1) goat or sheep may be kept
as a household pet in areas other than those specified in the
zoning regulations.
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repealed.
(b) No enclosure, pen or shelter for such goat or
sheep shall be nearer than fifty feet to any building or
structure used for residence purposes, other than the
dwelling occupied by the owner of the animal.
(c) Any such animal shall be kept in strict accordance
with animal nuisance and public health laws and regulations.
(d) Application for a permit to keep a goat or sheep as
a household pet shall be made to the City Clerk. Such
application shall contain the following information:
1. Name and residence address of the applicant.
2. Location of the premises where the animal is to be
kept.
3. A diagram or plat of the premises, showing
dimensions of the premises, the location of the
enclosure, pen and shelter, and the distance from
residence buildings, either on the same lot or on
adjacent property.
(e) The City Clerk shall then forward the application
to the Health Inspector for a recommendation.
(f) If the application is approved by the Health
Inspector the City Clerk shall issue a permit to the
applicant. A copy of the approved permit shall be
forwarded to the Health Inspector."
Section 3. That the existing Section 7-31 of the Salina Code is hereby
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption and publication once in the official city newspaper.
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
Jacqueline Shiever, City Clerk
Introduced: July 9, 1990
Passed: July 16, 1990
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Robert E. Frank, Mayor