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		City Council 1st Reading: Click here to enter date.
Location: CSAC		City Council 2nd Reading: Click here to enter date.
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 However, in order to maintain some control over safety and building standards, the ordinance was not repealed in its entirety.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.		Click here to enter text.
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