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. ~ ~. <br />• CITY OF M[~ROA • <br />ORDaNANCE NO. <br />Ordinance amending Chapter 3 entitled "Animals" of the City Code of the City of <br />Maros, by allowing potbellied pigs within the City of l~laroa. <br />ADOPTED BY TE'ElE <br />MAYO[t A-~ CITY CO(JNCIL <br />of the <br />CITY OF MAROA <br />This day of 1993 <br />Published in pamphlet form by authority of the Mayor and the City Council of the <br />City of Maros, Macon County, Illinois, this day of 1993. <br />Be it ordair_ed by the Mayor and City Ceu.^.cil of the City of Maros, County of Macc~~, <br />and State of 'Illinois. <br />Section 3=2-8 of .the Code of Ordinances of the City of Maros which reads•as follows: <br />3-2-5 ANIMALS IN CITY. <br />(A) Certain Prohibitions. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, no person <br />shall keep within the City, any cattle, cows, horses, sheep, swine, goats, chickens, <br />ducks, turkeys, geese, or other livestock. <br />(B) Exceptions.' This section shall not apply to areas of the City that are zoned <br />agricultural, nor shall this Chapter apply to livestock brought into the City for the <br />purpose of being shipped out of the City. <br />(C). Health Hazard- The Mayor shall have the power to issue an order prohibiting the <br />eping of any animal, foul or bird which is deemed to pose a i~ealtti hazard to the gen- <br />~al public. <br />Is amended to read as follows: <br />3-2-8 ANIMALS IL^I CITY. . <br />(D) The ownership and possession of a domestic pet known as potbellied pig and also <br />known as the Vietnamese Potbelly or the Chinese Potbelly, within the City of t`;aroa is <br />hereby authorized. <br />(E) The possession of said potbellied pig is limited to one per household. No <br />such pig shall be kept within the City limits unless it has been spayed or neutered to <br />rcnriar it i^Capabl° of r°~:~^'.~.~.+Ct1C:1. :`:O ~;:ch potbellied pig Shuii ss"+c ::et.t witili:t Li1C ~.1t2r <br />limits if it exceeds 100 lbs. in weight. <br />(F) In order to assure that potbellied pigs kept within the City of Maros do not <br />serve as a source of disease or run at large or endanger any person, the provisions of <br />Chapter 3 entitled "Dogs" Article 1 and article 2 shall also apply to potbellied pigs. <br />(G) All potbellied pigs s~-be registered with the City Clerk each year. <br />ADOPTED , 1993. ,, <br />- ~ `~~ ~~ ~ ~~ 1 <br />AYES: <br />NAYS: <br />ABSENT: <br />APPROVER: - 1993. <br />• <br />ATTEST <br />City Clerk . <br />... _~,J <br />Mayor <br />POTBELLIED PIG ZONING ORDINANCES Z 014 <br />