Draft chapter 58: Urban Chickens
§ 58.12 Liability
The 2026 draft's § 58.12 beside the current code's § 58.12: removed words are struck through, added words underlined.
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Current code
§ 58.12 Liability
The City shall not be liable for any injury or death to chickens caused by cats, dogs, or other animals, domestic or wild, whether such animals are licensed or not by the City. Further, the injury or death of a chicken caused by an animal is not, in and of itself, sufficient grounds for declaring that animal vicious pursuant to Chapter 57 of this Code.
2026 draft
§ 58.12 Liability
The City shall not be liable for any injury or death to chickens caused by cats, dogs, or other animals, domestic or wild, whether such animals are licensed or not by the City. Further, the injury or death of a chicken caused by an animal is not, in and of itself, sufficient grounds for declaring that animal vicious or dangerous pursuant to Chapter 57 of this Code.
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