Leander approves new animal ordinances

After months of public comments, the Leander City Council approved a handful of amendments to local animal control ordinances, including one that mandated chickens inside of a coop be housed at least 50 feet from any residence, excluding the home of the animals’ owners. The change corrected a contradiction in the previous ordinance that mandated chickens stay 50 feet from a residence but a coop remain 200 feet from a residence. Leander Police Chief Greg Minton said the city has been in the process of changing its animal control ordinances for the past few months. The changes that went before council during a […]

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