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Amending Section 10-112 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keeping Farm Animals," by deleting the provision permitting the keeping of farm animals on parcels of 3 acres or more.

AI summary

This lapsed bill would have removed the Philadelphia Code provision permitting people to keep farm animals on parcels of three acres or more. That provision did not apply to pigs, and the proposal would have eliminated the stated permission for farm animals on those parcels.

File details

Status
LAPSED
Introduced
December 1, 2005
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

Section 1. Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:

TITLE 10. REGULATION OF

INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND ACTIVITY

CHAPTER 10-100. ANIMALS

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§10-112. Keeping Farm Animals.

(1) No person shall keep a farm animal anywhere except:

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[ (h) on a parcel of real property of 3 or more acres, provided this subsection (h) shall not apply with respect to pigs. ]

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

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File history

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  1. Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing notices sent

  2. Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Recessed

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Rules

    Hearing notices sent

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Referred