CITY of RAPID CITY

Agenda Item Summary

 

Meeting Date: July 31, 2013; August 14, 2013

Commission, Board or Committee: Legal & Finance Committee

Staff Contact: Ryan Soye, City Attorney Office

PW Committee or L&F Committee: July 31, 2013; August 14, 2013

Petitioner: Ryan Soye, City Attorney Office

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Location: CSAC

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Agenda Title:

Ordinance No. 5953,  AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6.08.060 OF THE RAPID CITY MUNICIPAL CODE APPLICABLE TO THE LICENSING OF PIGEONS AND PIGEONS LOFTS WITHIN CITY LIMITS.

Summary:

Pursuant to City Council comments provided during the Council meeting held on August 5, 2013, changes to the proposed ordinance have been made. These changes include amending Section 6.08.060 of the Rapid City Municipal Code to allow the keeping of pigeons and pigeon lofts within city limits, but no longer requiring an annual license to be obtained or a fee to be paid. In addition, many of the additional provisions were removed that required inspections and approvals. However, in order to maintain some control over safety and building standards, the ordinance was not repealed in its entirety. In addition, it appears repealing the pigeon ordinance in totality would effectively result in prohibiting the keeping of pigeons within the city as regulation of this practice would then be controlled by Section 6.08.020, Keeping of Fowl or Livestock Near Dwellings.

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Ordinance

Letter from American Racing Pigeon Union, Inc.

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