City of Kansas City v. Tayler

TURNAGE, Chief Judge.

Stephen Tayler was found guilty in municipal court of keeping, maintaining, and pasturing a horse within 200 feet of the residence of a neighbor. On trial de novo, the circuit court found Tayler guilty and fined him $500 and sentenced him to 180 days at the municipal farm. The court suspended the confinement and placed Tay-ler on probation.

Tayler contends that his conviction cannot stand because his property was zoned for agricultural use, and an ordinance that requires him to keep his horse 200 feet from other residences is invalid, constitutes a taking of his land, and…