QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – An updated ordinance regulating the keeping of animals in the Village of Quincy was approved by the Quincy Village Council on Tuesday night.
After the Council split 3-3 on passing the ordinance during their July meeting, it went back to the Quincy Joint Planning Commission to be worked on further.
Village Manager Brittany Butler said the ordinance has been revised to include the right to farm exemption.
The ordinance states that properties which meet the State’s Generally Accepted Agriculture and Management Practices and are thus protected by the 1981 Michigan Right to Farm Act, shall be exempt.
Three audience members spoke in favor of having chickens on properties in the village during the public hearing before the Council’s action. The ordinance allows up to four pets to be kept in any dwelling unit. Domesticated animals under the ordinance would include dogs, cats, birds, aquatic animals, rabbits, small rodents and similar animals which do not present an unusual risk to persons or property.
Cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, goats and chickens are considered livestock under the ordinance and would be prohibited on all lots within the village. Exotic or Wild Animals especially those that pose a clear and present danger to humans would also not be allowed.
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