You may recall the poorly titled post from earlier this month, “Decatur Will Vote To Specifically Allow Pygmy Goats and Pot-Bellied Pigs This Month“. In it, we reported the City Commission would vote on clarifications this month to the city’s animal ordinance that would allow up to two pygmy goats and/or pot-bellied pigs on Decatur property.
Well, the last Commission meeting of Jan 2014 is now past us and not a word has been spoken from behind the commission desk about our four-legged friends.
What’s up?
Decatur Planning Director Amanda Thompson tell us that “City staff has delayed consideration of the Animal Ordinance to consolidate definitions between Article I and Article II of Chapter 14 Animals.” She anticipates it will return to the agenda sometime this Spring.
In case you’re curious, Article 14 Chapter 1 in the city ordinances deals with establishing laws about “Animals”. Topics include things like – no keeping hogs and pigs, rules about having livestock (hint you need 2+ acres to even entertain the idea), and details on keeping chickens, ducks, rabbits, etc. Article II deals with Animal Control – items that outlaw training animals for fighting or abusing animals, to laws keeping animals on a restraint and making sure you have a permit from the Police Dept for your wild animal.
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If pygmy goats are outlawed, only outlaws will have pygmy goats.
[spits toward spittoon]
[misses]
[outlaw pygmy goat cleans it up]
And the award for best goat post ever goes to….
Agreed. +100
Concealed carry pig?
Urban farming is everywhere. I braked for a chicken crossing Moreland on Tuesday morning in Little Five Points! I think he was headed home from a night at the bars.
Question?? What ever happened to the really nice chickens on Green Street on the path area. I walked buy and did not see them? I understand that there were some issues with them having them or the structure. I hope they were able to resolve and keep them. Does anyone have an update there.
the 30-some chickens known as the Green Street Girls are all doing fine and continue to lay the most expensive eggs ever. the issue with the city’s been resolved — the coop needs to be anchored in better so it wouldn’t float away in case of a massive flooding event.