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-2- In order to make this horse ordinance ~ork~ I think tt ~ll have to be larger tha::~ one acre for horses, Adequate shelter: N~ ~on~ Adequate should-be, determined 'by the Horsemen' s Committee o Fences and Corrals: We have a state law on'stallions, Grandfather Clause: )'>aragraphs A and D take care of this. Manure~ This is also taken care of by the Horsemen's Committee in determining whether-- it is adequately managed, Control on public roa~tw~,ys, Impounding. Question: ~r. Bailli~: Discussion on the terms of the members on the Horsemen's Co~ttee. Mr. Hoppermtad~ Violators will be turned in by the Horsemen's Committee. This will be a misdemeanor and can resultin the loss of the penuit. Question: How ma~y people here are keeping horses on one acre. Answer~ Showed that ~ust one person was doing this who was pre- sent at ~he meeting. is Mrs. Oliphant asked what the si~e of the acreage~that..was being recommended by the horse ord/nance, Mr. Cox: In our present ordinance it requires that any shelter be 300 feet from any other enighboring.property. Mrs. Oliphant: 8.1 acrea are neededfor raising horses at the' present time. The boar~t would like some comments on the present animal-ordinance. There is no such thing aa open range in Minnesota today. Snowmobilers have gotten easements to ride on other people's land. The possibility of doing this for a horse trail waadiscussed. Mr. Sor~ebergmoved that the required area under "A~ be 2~ acres. Seconded by Mr. E~mans. Four voted in faVor of themotion. The' motion cerried. Could the horse committee draw up some minimum.standards for horses? Mr. Springer moved we ask Mr. Goodrich to draw up a changein our present ordinance on a~imals to exclude horses. ~_Seconded'byMr. Bodle. Motion carried~ ~ Mr. Bodle moved we place the impounding cost at $15.00and the cost of feeding at $~.~ per day, Seconded by Mr, Emmans, Mo- tion carried.