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<br />RAfT <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 106 "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF <br />ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING ARTICLE V. <br />"SUPPLEMENTARY DISTRICT REGULATIONS," DIVISION 4. "FENCING AND <br />LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS", SECTION 106-799 "CONSTRUCTION, <br />MAINTENANCE, OF ELECTRIC FENCES PROHIBITED", AND AMENDING APPENDIX- <br />B "FINES" OF THE LA PORTE CODE OF ORDINANES IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH, <br />BY ALLOWING ELECTRIC FENCES ON THE PREMISES OF SINGLE-F AMIL Y <br />DWELLINGS,; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY <br />CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING <br />THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE <br />DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED <br />IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE <br />PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE <br />HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1: That Chapter 106, "Zoning," Article V. "Supplementary District Regulations", <br />Division 4. "Fencing and Landscaping Requirements," Section 106-799 "Construction, <br />Maintenance of Electric Fences Prohibited," of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, is <br />hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />"Sec. 106-799. Construction, Maintenance of Electric Fences. <br /> <br />a) Except as provided herein, it shall be unlawful for any person owning or controlling <br />any property in the city to construct, maintain, or permit to remain on such property any fence <br />charged with electricity, or to cause any fence to become charged with a current of electricity, to <br />connect any such fence with a source of electricity or to permit any fence under the control of <br />such person to be connected with a source of electricity. <br /> <br />b) The use of electric fences shall be allowed on the premises of any single family <br />dwelling, without regard to the zoning district classification of the property, for the purpose of <br />erecting an enclosure to restrain the movement of animals and/or livestock. All electric fence <br />equipment so utilized shall be a UL approved product and installed and maintained in accordance <br />with the manufacturer's instructions. <br /> <br />c) In any prosecution under this section testimony that any fence was under the control of <br />the defendant or situated on his premises and that any person received an electric shock by <br />coming in contact with such fence shall be prima facie evidence that such defendant caused such <br />fence to be charged with a current of electricity and caused and permitted such fence to be <br />connected with a source of electricity." <br /> <br />EXHIBIT q <br />