Einstein the Ferret doesn't need to pack his bags and move afterall. In a recently adopted revised version of Ogden City's Animal Ordinance, City Council members approved several changes to the current ordinance, including the legalization of domesticated ferrets.

To view the proposal from the  City Council minutes, click here. To view the actual adoption of the proposal, click here.

The Council requested a review of the ordinance as it related to ferrets last August after residents raised concerns that the law prohibiting ferrets was outdated. The Council adopted a temporary ordinance in September 2005, placing a moratorium on the enforcement of the prohibition against ferrets. That moratorium is now superseded by the amendments to the animal ordinance.