Legal Opinion
State v. Nelson
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 4, 1993No. C5-92-1490PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHUMACHER, Judge.
Tammie Nelson appeals her conviction under a Maplewood zoning ordinance, arguing that her pet rooster is not livestock prohibited by the ordinance. We reverse.
FACTS
Nelson keeps Jerry, an eight-year-old adult rooster, at her Maplewood residence as a pet. Jerry is housed in a cage in Nelson’s yard and is prone to herald the breaking of dawn each day with a resounding cock-a-doodle-doo. The city alleges that neighbors have frequently complained about the rooster’s crowing. 1 In June of 1992, Nelson was cited by the city’s environmental health officer for violation of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Frank's Nursery Sales, Inc. v. City of RosevilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- State v. Larson Transfer & Storage, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Meader v. Unemployment Compensation Division of the Industrial Accident BoardIdaho Supreme Court · 1943
- BBY INVESTORS v. City of MaplewoodCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991
- Farmington Township v. High Plains CooperativeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Levine v. ConnerDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2008