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Controversial Adams Township animal ordinance voted down

From left, Adams Township supervisors Edward Vogel and Darryl Brandon vote on a proposed ordinance during their meeting on Monday, Dec. 11. William Pitts/Butler Eagle

ADAMS TWP — In front of a packed house of concerned farmers and citizens, a controversial proposed ordinance intended to prevent farm animals from “becoming a public nuisance” was unanimously voted down by the five-member board of supervisors at their meeting on Monday night, Dec. 11.

The vote came after a half-hour of impassioned public comment from township residents — and some from outside the township — who were concerned that the ordinance, as written, would infringe on their rights as farmers.

The proposed ordinance — No. 2023-182 — first went before the residents of Adams Township at the supervisors meeting on Nov. 27, and was written to address concerns about cows and other large animals roaming loose and creating problems for the wider community.

“Every person shall be guilty of permitting an animal to become a nuisance when he or she allows excessive noise; running at large; attacking pedestrians, chasing vehicles or bicycles; attacking other domestic animals; trespassing upon public or private property; allowing the excessive accumulation of animal feces,” according to section two of the proposed ordinance.

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