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CITY OF LITTLE CANADA RAMSEY COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 881 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 1103, LIVESTOCK, TO ALLOW THE RAISING OF CHICKENS WITHIN THE CITY The City Council of the City of Little Canada, Ramsey County, Minnesota does hereby ordain: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Little Canada hereby amends Chapter 1103, Livestock, of the Little Canada Municipal Code by adding the underlined material and deleting the stricken material as follows: 1103.020. 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, horses, sheep, goats, lambs, 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. It shall also be unlawful for any person to keep, raise, breed, or feed poultry and/or non-chicken, fowl, or pigeons within the City. 1103.030. THE RAISING OF CHICKENS WITHIN THE CITY. 1. DEFINITIONS a. City – shall mean and refer to the City of Little Canada. b. Brooding – means the period of chickens growth when supplemental heat must be provided, due to the bird’s inability to generate enough body heat. c. Coop – the structure for the keeping or housing of chickens permitted by the Section. d. Exercise Yard – an optional larger fenced area that provides space for exercise and foraging for the birds when supervised. e. Officer – any person designated by the city administrator as an enforcement officer. f. Rooster – a male domesticated bird in the order of Galliformes. g. Run – a fully enclosed and covered area attached to a coop where the chickens can roam unsupervised. h. Proper Enclosure – means securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure suitable to prevent the animal from escaping and providing protection from the elements and or predators for the animal. 2. PURPOSE. a. It is recognized that the ability to cultivate one’s own food is a sustainable activity that can also be a rewarding past time. Therefore, it is the purpose and intent of this ordinance to permit the keeping and maintenance of chickens for egg sources or meat in a clean and sanitary manner that is not a nuisance to or detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare of the community.