Police chief proposes updated ordinance regulating livestock in city limits

  • The Lampasas Police Department has recommended the Lampasas City Council prohibit or limit the keeping of swine and certain other livestock. The police department also recommends some exceptions -- such as for school or 4-H projects, veterinarians and commercial businesses. METRO CREATIVE SERVICES | COURTESY PHOTO
    The Lampasas Police Department has recommended the Lampasas City Council prohibit or limit the keeping of swine and certain other livestock. The police department also recommends some exceptions -- such as for school or 4-H projects, veterinarians and commercial businesses. METRO CREATIVE SERVICES | COURTESY PHOTO

    Lampasas Chief of Police Sammy Bailey would like for the City Council to reconsider its livestock ordinance.

    In 2018, the city held a town hall meeting dealing with the city’s livestock regulations.

    In her research essay, Bailey said one takeaway from the meeting “was we would absolutely want to have a regulated exception for any student that participates in a school-sponsored, or 4-H-sponsored agri…