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Philadelphia City Council Moves to Ban Large-Scale Farm Animals from Residential Areas

Official:Amending Section 10-112 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Keeping Farm Animals," by deleting the provision permitting the keeping of farm animals on parcels of 3 acres or more.

Sponsor: Councilmember O'Neill

Introduced: December 1, 2005

: Committee on Rules

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill would delete a provision in Philadelphia's Code that allows farm animals to be kept on parcels of land at least 3 acres in size.

What This Bill Does

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This bill deletes a provision in Philadelphia's Code that allows farm animals to be kept on parcels of land at least 3 acres in size. Specifically

The provision permitting the keeping of farm animals on parcels of 3 acres or more is deleted.
This change will affect individuals who currently keep farm animals on parcels of 3 acres or more, as they will no longer be allowed to do so under the revised code.
There is no mention of any money, powers, obligations, or restrictions involved in this change.
The change specifically excludes pigs from the new restrictions, allowing them to be kept on parcels of 3 acres or more despite the deletion of the original provision.