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ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS <br /> CHAPTER 47 <br /> -CONTROL OF ANIMALS,FOWL AND DOGS- <br /> 3. FARM ANIMALS PERMITTED PROHIBIT . No person, firm or <br /> corporation shall keep any cattle, sheep, swine, or goats or any other type of animal <br /> typically found on a farm at any place upon any premises within the City except <br /> temporarily in stock yards for sale or shipment and except temporarily in packing plants <br /> for slaughter, and except as to property not previously within the corporate limits of the <br /> City upon which such animal or animals had been so kept, harbored or maintained for <br /> three months or more prior to the annexation of said property to the City, in which event <br /> said animal or animals may remain upon such annexed property unless or until the <br /> ownership of said property transfers to another. Educational institutions may keep <br /> lewline cattle, sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas upon premises owned by the educational <br /> institution as mU properties zoned in an Agriculture District. The minimum lot area for <br /> keeping a full-sized horse or animal of the equine family is one (1)acre for one equine <br /> and one (1) additional acre for each additional equine and in no case shall an equine be <br /> kept unless one (1)twelve foot by twelve foot stall enclosed with three (3) solid walls is <br /> provided for sheltering each equine kept on such lot. The minimum lot area for <br /> educational institutions keeping a miniature horse, pony or other small animal of the <br /> equine family, llamas, alpacas and lewlifie cattle is one-half(1/2) acre for one animal and <br /> one-half(1/2) additional acre for each additional animal and in no case shall such animal <br /> be kept unless one(1) eight foot by eight foot stall enclosed with three (3) solid walls is <br /> provided for sheltering each animal kept on such lot. The minimum lot area for <br /> properties zoned in an Agriculture District keeping a miniature horse,pony or other small <br /> animal of the equine family, llamas, alpacas and cattle is one (1)acre for one animal and <br /> one (1)additional acre for each additional animal and in no case shall such animal be <br /> kept unless one (1) eight foot by eight foot stall enclosed with three (3) solid walls is <br /> provided for sheltering each animal kept on such lot. The minimum lot area for <br /> educational institutions keeping sheep and goats is one-quarter(1/4) acre per animal and <br /> one-quarter(1/4) additional acre for each additional animal and in no case shall such <br /> animal be kept unless one (1) eight foot by eight foot stall enclosed with three (3) solid <br /> walls is provided for sheltering no more than three (3) such animals kept on such lot. The <br /> minimum lot area for properties zoned in an Agriculture District keeping sheep and goats <br /> is one-half(1/2) acre per animal and one-half(1/2) additional acre for each additional <br /> animal and in no case shall such animal be kept unless one (1) eight foot brei eight foot <br /> stall enclosed with(3) solid walls is provided for sheltering no more than five (5) such <br /> animals kept on such lot. Lots and shelters must be enclosed and comply with all City of <br /> Decatur ordinances.No part of the animal shelter shall be within fift 50 feet of any <br />