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ADOPT: Ordinance No. 2013-007, an Ordinance Repealing Title 3, Chapter 3-5 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to Animals; Amending Title 4, Section 4-11-1000; and Enacting Title 4, Chapter 4-11, Articles 11-15 (clarifies housing and care requirements for animals, establishes regulations to maintain chickens and bees, and establishes an animal permit that allows for the maintenance of animals beyond what City regulations would otherwise allow)
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The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of these amendments is to clarify housing and care requirements for animals, establish regulations to maintain chickens and bees, and to establish an animal permit that allows for the maintenance of animals beyond what City regulations would otherwise allow.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Title 3, Chapter 3-5 of the San Leandro Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Title 4, Section 4-11-1000 is hereby amended to read as follows, with additions in underline and deletions in strikethrough text and:
Any violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall may be abated in the manner provided in Chapter 1-12. For the purposes of enforcement pursuant to Section 1-12-200 of this Code, any violation of this Chapter except Article 6 shall constitute an infraction.
SECTION 4. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Chapter 4-11, Articles 11-15 are hereby enacted as follows:
ARTICLE 11
GENERAL
4-11-1100
CERTAIN USES PROHIBITED
(a) Except for household pets, the maintenance, feeding, or keeping of exotic animals, horses, cows, sheep, goats, or other animals of any kind is prohibited. Household pets include cats, caged birds, not over two spayed or neutered pot-bellied pigs licensed in accordance with this Chapter, fish, mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, not more than two dogs, and similar domesticated pet...
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