Electric Fencing for Livestock Ordinance

At a glance

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• What: Ordinance amending municipal code 9.12.080 to allow electric fencing to contain livestock where agriculture or grazing is lawful. One of four related agricultural ordinances; see Agricultural-use UDC and municipal code amendments.
• Where it stands: Recommended for approval on second reading on 2026-10-19.
• Next: Staff to study a voltage limit and report at the next committee meeting.

Details

• Warning signs required at least every 100 feet along the fence, at gates and next to public areas; fences must be maintained safely and consistently with agricultural practice.
• No universal electric-fence sign exists. Emmons asked about multilingual signs; staff said that could be added or requested but not enforced.

Concerns raised

• Charles Miller: the general livestock provision has no voltage cap, charger safety listing, night restriction or setback from sidewalks; the 12-volt limit for goat control may cap the power source rather than the shock; city liability for approved sites; and a farm business's October 5 letter was not logged on this item.
• Rinne agreed a voltage limit was a legitimate question; Charles Bloom said staff will investigate.

Sources

• 2026-10-19 - Public Services Committee (transcript and video)
• City Council Minutes and Agendas: https://www.cheyennecity.org/Your-Government/City-Council/Minutes-and-Agendas

Discussion time

About 8 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Log

• 2026-11-02 - Public Services Committee - on the agenda again (UDC and municipal code amendments); result not yet recorded.
• 2026-10-19 - Public Services Committee - committee recommended approval on second reading; staff to study a voltage limit.

2026-11-02 - Public Services Committee

• Third reading approved; actively installed electric fences are grandfathered.

2026-11-09 - City Council

Approved on third reading, Emmons no.