As reported
by the Detroit
Free Press, the Hamtramck, Michigan City Council on Tuesday by a vote of
3-2 voted to amend the city's Animal Ordinance to permit animal sacrifices on
residential property. The new Ordinance (full
text) provides in part:
Any person
wishing to conduct an animal sacrifice for religious purposes must notify the
City by reporting such intention to the Clerk’s Office at least one week prior
to the date of animal sacrifice;
(1) Such
person shall provide the exact date and time of animal sacrifice to the City
and shall schedule a time for the City to conduct post sacrifice inspection of
the site to ensure, in the opinion of the inspector, that the area was properly
cleaned and sanitized after the sacrifice was concluded.
(2) Such
person shall pay the City a fee, as set by city council annually, for the
sanitation inspection. Such fee shall be paid at the time when such person
informs the City of the sacrifice as required above.
(B) Any and
all actions necessary to restrict the act of sacrifice from public viewing must
be taken without exception. The public, for the purposes of this subsection,
shall be defined as any individual who has not formally indicated their
intention to view the animal sacrifice.
Hamtramck
has a large Muslim population and all members of City Council are Muslim.
Some Muslims sacrifice animals for Eid al-Adha.
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