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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Ind. Courts - Goats OK in Fortville backyard

Bill McCleery of the Indianapolis Star reports:

A Hancock County judge has ruled that a Fortville town ordinance does not prohibit a local couple from keeping goats in their backyard.

Residents Joshua and Sarah Brown sued the town in June after Fortville officials in the spring ordered them to get rid of their two goats. County Judge Terry Snow ruled Tuesday that by having goats on their property, the Browns did not violate the town’s ordinance against keeping farm animals within town limits.

The ordinance, Snow noted, specifically enumerates which animals are prohibited — without mentioning goats.

“We can bring our goats home anytime we want to,” Sarah Brown said Tuesday afternoon after the ruling. “They’re at a friend’s farm right now.

Ejustem generis?

Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 13, 2008 02:50 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts