§ 6-15. Exemption from sections 6-13 and 6-14.  


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  • The provisions of sections 6-13 and 6-14 shall not prohibit:

    (1)

    The temporary keeping of the animals for slaughter by slaughterhouses, for treatment by veterinary hospitals or for exhibition at fairs, shows, and circuses; or

    (2)

    The temporary or permanent keeping of the animals mentioned in sections 6-13 and 6-14 for teaching or research purposes at a medical school, a veterinary school, a high school agricultural facility, a licensed hospital, or a nonprofit university or college providing a degree program; provided that the person in charge of the animals shall not be relieved of the operation of any of the other applicable provisions of this Code, including, without limitation, those governing sanitary conditions, nuisances, and noises. The exemption extended above to high school agricultural facilities shall apply only to facilities situated upon property that is owned and maintained by a public school district or a private school.

(Ord. No. 2014-244, § 2(Exh. A), 3-26-2014)