OR 69 Provides standards of sanitation for animal & fowl pens, prohibits livestock pens closer than 100' from dwelling ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 69
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS,
PROVIDING STANDARDS OF SANITATION FOR ANIMAL AND FOWL PENS
AND ENCLOSURES; MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO KEEP, STABLE, BOARD OR
HOUSE ANY HORSES, MULES, PIGS, GOATS, OR SHEEP WHERE THE PEN
OR ENCLOSURE PERMITS SUCH ANIMAL OR ANIMALS TO MOVE CLOSER
THAN 100 FEET TO ANY INHABITED DWELLING, EXEMPTING THE OWNER
FROM SUCH DISTANCE REQUIREMENT; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT WITH THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE NOT TO EX-
CEED THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) DOLLARS FOR EACH OFFENSE
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. STanDARDS OF SANITATION FOR PENS
AND ENCLOSURES.
All pens, lots, or other enclosures where any animal
or fowl is kept shall be maintained and kept in such a manner
as not to become offenseire or disagreable by reason of odors
or otherwise to persons residing in the vicinity thereof nor
shall they be maintained or kept in a manner that will breed
flies or cause any threat of injury to the health of the pub-
lic or any person residing in the vicinity of the pen or enclosure.
SECTION 2. LOCATION OF PENS AND ENCLOSURES
NEAR DWELLINGS.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, stable,
board or house, on any premises under his control within the
City limits, any horses, mules, pigs, goats or sheep where the
pen or enclosure permits such animal or animals to move closer
than 100 feet to any inhabited dwelling; provided, that this
distance requirement shall not apply to the dwelling of the
owner himself.
SECTION 3.
All ordinances or parts
or in conflict with the provisions
by repealed.
However, the repeal of existing ordinances by this
ordinance shall not effect or prevent the prosecution or the
punishment of any person for any act done or committed prior
to the effective date of this ordinance in violation of any
ordinance hereby repealed; and prosecution for such offenses
may be instituted and causes presently pending proceeded with
in all respects as if such prior ordinance or ordinances had
not been repealed.
REPEALING CLAUSE:
of ordinances inconsistent
of this ordinance are here-
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE:
If any article, paragraph or sub-division, clause,
phrase or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged in-
valid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the
validity of this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision
thereof other than the part so decided to be invalid or uncon-
stitutional.
SECTION 5. PENALTY CLAUSE:
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not to exceed the
sum of two hundred ($200.00) dollars for each offense and each
and every day such offense is continued shall constitute a new
and separate offense.
SECTION 6. EMERGENCY CLAUSE:
The fact that the present City regulations are in-
adequate to properly protect the public health, safety and
welfare, creates an urgency and an emergency and requires that
this Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after
the publication of its caption as the law in such cases pro-
vides.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of
/
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY SECTETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM: