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CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MCHENRY, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
TITLE 1: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE 2: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
TITLE 3: FINANCE AND TAXATION
TITLE 4: BUSINESS AND LICENSE REGULATIONS
TITLE 5: HEALTH AND SANITATION
TITLE 6: PUBLIC SAFETY
TITLE 7: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE 8: PUBLIC WAYS AND PROPERTY
TITLE 9: PUBLIC UTILITIES
TITLE 10: BUILDING REGULATIONS
TITLE 11: LAND USE REGULATIONS
TITLE 12: SUBDIVISION CONTROL AND DEVELOPMENT
TITLE 13: FLOOD CONTROL
TITLE 14: ANNEXATIONS
TITLE 15: FINES, PENALTIES, AND FEES
6-4-7: KEEPING ANIMALS OTHER THAN HOUSEHOLD PETS:
   A.   Prohibition: Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall keep or harbor any animal, except domestic animals, within the corporate limits of the City.
   B.   Farm Animals: Except as authorized by the issuance of a conditional use permit in the A-M Agricultural and Mining Overlay District, no person shall keep or harbor, within the corporate limits of the City, any farm animals, including chickens sold as “household pets”.
   C.   Exotic Animals: No person shall keep or harbor, within the corporate limits of the City, any exotic animals.
(1987 Code § 6-5)

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