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any 'One Enclosure", as that term is herein used and defined,
<br />embraces an aggregate or more than one-half acre of land, for
<br />each one-half acre embraced in such enclosure in excess of one-
<br />half acre one additional head of the animals mentioned in Sec-
<br />tion 11, above, may be kept or harbored in such enclosure. Pro-
<br />vided, however, every horse, mule, jack, jenney, cow, cattle,
<br />sheep, goat or similar animal shall be kept within a suitable
<br />pen or enclosure, every part of which shall be situated not less
<br />than fifty (50) feet from any inhabited dwelling; provided,
<br />that this distance requirement shall not apply to the dwelling
<br />of the owner of any such animal or animals.
<br />Section 14. Packing house, auction or commission sale barn
<br />excepted.
<br />The provisions of this ordinance shall not be construed to
<br />prohibit any person, firm, corporation or association of persons
<br />engaged in operating any packing house, auction or commission
<br />sale barn, or other similar institution, located within a pro-
<br />perly zoned area as designated and defined by the zoning ordi-
<br />nance and zoning map of the City of Paris, from keeping on the
<br />premises of such place of business or other institution, any
<br />number of the animals mentioned in Section 11, above, for tem-
<br />porary periods of time, not to exceed seven (7) days, awaiting
<br />their use in connection with the operation and maintenance of
<br />such packing house or similar institution or their sale at such
<br />auction or commission sale barn; nor shall the same be construed
<br />to prohibit any person, firm or corporation from keeping more
<br />than two such animals at such place of business or institution,
<br />for a temporary period of time, not to exceed a maximum of thirty
<br />(30) days, for experimental, demonstration or exhibition pur-
<br />poses only; provided, however that any such person, firm or cor-
<br />poration keeping or harboring such animals for such temporary
<br />periods of time for the purposes mentioned in this section shall
<br />and must strictly comply with the provisions of Section 13,
<br />above.
<br />Section 15. Hogs or swine.
<br />It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or
<br />association of persons to keep, raise or harbor hogs or swine
<br />within the corporate limits of the City of Paris.
<br />This section shall not be construed to prohibit any person,
<br />firm, corporation or association of persons engaged in operating
<br />any packing house, auction or commission sale barn, or other
<br />similar institution, located within a properly zoned area as
<br />designated and defined by the zoning ordinance and zoning map of
<br />the City of Paris, from keeping hogs or swine at such place of
<br />business for a temporary period of time, and not to exceed a
<br />maximum of seven (7) days, awaiting their use in connection
<br />with the operation and maintenance of such packing house, auction
<br />or commission sale barn or similar institution, or their sale at
<br />such auction or commission sale barn; nor shall the same be con-
<br />strued to prohibit any person, firm, corporation or association
<br />of persons from keeping hogs for a temporary period of time in a
<br />pen or other enclosure located upon a properly zoned area as
<br />designated by the zoning ordinance and zoning map of the City of
<br />Paris, for experimental, demonstration or exhibition purposes
<br />only; provided, however, that any such person, firm, corporation
<br />or association of persons keeping hogs or swine for a temporary
<br />period of time for the purposes mentioned in this section shall
<br />and must strictly comply with all the requirements and provisions
<br />below.
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