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October 27, 2009

Austin Livestock Ordinance

CITY OF AUSTIN LIVESTOCK ORDINANCE
From http://austintech.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:austin_all_mc$anc=

(A) A person may not keep an animal, fowl, bird, or reptile in an enclosure unless the enclosure is:

(1) securely built;

(2) adequately sized for the kind and number of animals, fowl, birds, or reptiles housed in the structure

(3) maintained in a sanitary condition that does not allow flies to breed or cause an odor offensive to an adjacent residence or business; and

(4) in compliance with the applicable requirements of this article.(requirements as follows)

Enclosure:
An enclosure used to keep two or more fowl must be located at least 50 feet from a residence or business, excluding the residence or business of the fowl's owner or handler.

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