Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

No person shall keep any animal or fowl enumerated in the preceding section within three hundred (300) feet of any residence, place of business, or public street, without a permit from the city. The city shall issue a permit only when in his sound judgment the keeping of such an animal in a yard or building under the circumstances as set forth in the application for the permit will not injuriously affect the public health. Provided that, swine may be kept within the corporate limits at any recognized stock show for a duration of not more than one week, or when such animals are kept at a licensed slaughter house or recognized stockyard for not more than four days. Provided further that such swine shall be kept not less than five hundred (500) feet from any street, park, playground, school, church or similar activity or any residential building, business or industrial enterprise. (1976 Code, § 3-102, modified)