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(a) No person shall engage in keeping livestock within the corporate limits of the city, except in <br />• conformance with and only to the extent so permitted by the zoning ordinances of the city; and <br />unless: <br />(1) The pens, stalls, or other facilities for keeping the livestock or fowl, excepting hens, <br />other than fenced open pastures that are at least one (1) acre, are located so that the <br />livestock or fowl cannot come within one hundred (100) feet of any existing dwelling or <br />business building owned, used, or maintained by any person other than the keeper; <br />(2) No more than eight (8) hens may be kept within residential areas of the City so long <br />as any cage or coop is located at least thirty (30) feet from neighboring residences. All <br />hens must be contained within the owner's yard. This exception does not apply to <br />rooster;_ <br />(3?) The pens, stalls, or other facilities for keeping the livestock or fowl, other than <br />fenced open pastures that are at least one (l ) acre, are located so that the livestock or fowl <br />cannot come within five hundred (500) feet of any existing food service establishment or <br />food processing establishment, regardless of ownership or occupancy of the <br />establishment; <br />(4-3) The fenced open pasture, which is at least one (1) acre, has a means of preventing <br />the livestock or fowl from coming within twenty-five (25) feet of any property line that <br />abuts an existing residence.; <br />• <br />(54) A student residing in g ' a residence within the City of San Marcos is enrolled in bona <br />fide program, such as 4H or FFA may keep a single livestock animal, during one school <br />year, as part of a bona fide project related to their enrolment in the program. <br />SECTION 2. The following sections of Chapter 6, Animals, are amended to correct <br />typographical errors follows (underlining indicates added text, str-ik°+h~e"gh indicates deleted <br />text): <br />Section 6.001 Definitions. <br />Public Health Administrator means the assistant director of community services - environmental <br />health services-ireeter of the-G_24A,,--San Mafees P Direetefef Gemmunit-, ce^ iees or <br />designee <br />See. 6.009. Inhumane Treatment of Animals. <br />(c) In addition, a person commits an offense if with reckless intent: <br />. (21). A person fails to publish the person's Animal Dealer or Animal Establishment <br />permit number in ay aM advertisement offering an animal for sale.