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It is illegal to keep a horse in a bathtub.

City: Columbia
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Added: 2026/3/18

The Law

As Columbia rapidly urbanized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some residents tried to keep livestock in their increasingly cramped indoor spaces. Supposedly, a few citizens utilized large clawfoot tubs as makeshift troughs or sleeping pens for small equines. The city drafted a hyper-specific sanitation ordinance to put an end to indoor barnyards.

Source & Citation

Code/Statute: Columbia Municipal Code § 4-32
Animal Control and Sanitation

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