§ 90.10 EXCEPTIONS.

   (A)   It shall be permissible for livestock to be kept on school-owned property or private property within the city limits under the supervision and instruction of a vocational agriculture teacher or 4-H leader who shall certify, as required, that such animals are maintained in the course of instruction for the student who shall own and/or raise the animals under the teacher’s or leader’s supervision.

   (B)   Premises where livestock are kept on either private property or school-owned property within the city limits under the terms of this subchapter shall be subject to inspection by the city inspector for sanitation and odor control.

   (C)   (1)   The prohibitions against keeping of fowl as specified in § 90.03 and against keeping animals as specified in § 90.04 shall not apply to those lots, tracts or parcels of land within the city where fowl or animals were kept at the date of adoption and passage of this subchapter.

      (2)   The responsibility for furnishing proof of the right to this exception shall rest on the property owner, but in no instance shall the keeping of fowl or animals be allowed where the fowl or animals are kept in an unsanitary condition, creating a health and safety nuisance.

(Ord. 0408-2, passed 5-19-2008)