58.09 FEED AND WATER.

Chickens shall be provided with access to feed and clean water at all times. The feed and water shall be unavailable to rodents, wild birds and predators.

58.10 WASTE STORAGE AND REMOVAL.

All stored manure shall be covered by a fully enclosed structure with a roof or lid over the entire structure. No more than three (3) cubic feet of manure shall be stored on the permitted tract of land. All other manure not used for composting or fertilizing shall be removed. The henhouse, chicken tractor, chicken pen and surrounding area must be kept free from trash and accumulated droppings. Uneaten feed shall be removed in a timely manner.

58.11 CHICKENS AT LARGE.

1.   The Permittee shall not allow the Permittee's chickens to roam off the permitted tract of land. No dog or cat or other domesticated animal which kills a chicken off the permitted tract of land will, for that reason alone, be considered a dangerous or vicious animal or the city's responsibility to enforce its animal control provisions.

2.   The Permittee shall place and keep leg bands on all chickens showing the permit number.

58.12 UNLAWFUL ACTS.

1.   It shall be unlawful for any person to keep chickens in violation of any provision of this Chapter or any other provision of the Ankeny Municipal Code.

2.   It shall be unlawful for any owner, renter or leaseholder of property to allow chickens to be kept on the property in violation of the provisions of this article.

3.   No person shall keep chickens inside a dwelling unit.

4.   No person shall slaughter any chickens within the City of Ankeny.

5.   No person shall keep a rooster.

6.   No person shall keep chickens on a vacant or uninhabited tract of land.

58.13 NUISANCES.

Any violation of the terms of this Chapter that constitutes a health hazard or that interferes with the use or enjoyment of neighboring property is a nuisance and may be abated under the general nuisance abatement provisions of Ankeny Municipal Code Chapter 50.

(Chapter 58 - Ord. 2156 - Oct. 23 Supp.)