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Reno Animal Control Ordinance No. PD-08 (1/2) acre), one (1) additional head of livestock may be kept or harbored in such enclosure. (b) Every head of livestock shall be kept within a suitable pen or enclosure. No part of the enclosure shall be situated less than fifty (50) feet from any inhabited dwelling; provided, that this distance requirement shall not apply to the dwelling of the owner of such livestock. (c) "One (1) enclosure", as that term is used in this Section, shall be held to mean any anc1/or all connected buildings, whether under one (1) roof or otherwise, and buildings and sheds which may have entrances to the same or adjoining lot or lots, or lots ,vith a gateway or other opening between them. (d) The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to prohibit any person engaged in operating any packinghouse, auction or commission sale barn or other similar institution, located within a properly zoned area as designated and defined by the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and zoning map of the city from keeping, on the premises of such place of business or other institution, any number of livestock for temporary periods of time, not to exceed seven (7) days, awaiting their use in connection with the operation and maintenance of such packinghouse or similar institution or their sale at such auction or commission sale barn; nor shall such provisions be construed to prohibit any person from keeping more than two (2) head of livestock at such place of business or institution, for a temporary period of time, not to exceed a maximum of thirty (30) days, for experimental, demonstration or exhibition harboring such livestock for such temporary periods of time for the purposes mentioned in this subsection shall and must strictly comply with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section. Section. 10 Animal waste / foul or offensive odors where animals are kept. (a) It shall be unlav,.ful and considered a public nuisance for any person to allow any pen, enclosure, yard or similar place used for keeping of animals to become unsanitary, offensive by reason or odor, or disagreeable to persons of ordinary sensibilities residing in the vicinity thereof because of flies or other insects. Any condition injurious to public heath caused by improper waste disposal will be considered a violation oftrus Section. (b) The owner of every animal shall be responsible for the removal of any excreta deposited by hislher animal on public walks, recreation areas, or private property. (c) It shall be the duty of every person raising, owning or keeping any animal to keep such animal and its abode in a sanitary condition so that such animal, or the place where such animal is kept, shall not emit foul and offensive odors of sufficient strength to be detected on any adjoining property. 10 r'..'