Williams Municipal Code Ch. 6.40 Livestock (CA)

6.40.010 - Registration—Ten or less animals.¶

Any person keeping or maintaining ten or less livestock of a particular kind shall report the following information to the animal control officer within five days after bringing such animal(s) within the city:

A. The type of each animal;

B. A general description of each animal;

C. The location where the animal(s) will normally be pastured or kept;

D. The name, address and telephone number of the person(s) owning the animal(s), if different from the person keeping or maintaining the animal(s);

E. The name, address and telephone number of a person to be contacted concerning the animal(s) in case of emergency.

(Ord. 154-07 § 3(part), 2007).

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6.40.020 - Registration—More than ten animals.¶

Any person keeping or maintaining more than ten livestock of a particular kind shall report the information listed in Section 6.40.010 to the animal control officer, except that such information need not include a general description of each animal, but shall specify the approximate number to be kept in a specific location.

(Ord. 154-07 § 3(part), 2007).

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6.40.030 - Restrictions.¶

No person shall keep or maintain livestock unless:

A. It is upon premises upon which, pursuant to the zoning title, livestock may be kept, provided that the number of animals does not exceed the number permitted;

B. Such livestock are kept within a substantial fence or barricade which consists of any one of the following:

At least three barbed wires, evenly spaced, the top of which shall be at least four feet from the ground, and which shall be securely fastened to posts of metal or wood, the space between which shall not be greater than twelve feet,
A chain link fence six feet in height,
A solid wood fence six feet in height;

C. Any shelter provided for such livestock is at least three hundred feet from any adjoining building or structure;

D. Such livestock is at least three hundred feet from any building or structure occupied, used or maintained as a dwelling;

E. At least six thousand square feet of area is provided for each animal.

(Ord. 154-07 § 3(part), 2007).

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