§ 6-6-1 MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY.

   (A)   No person, firm or corporation shall be permitted to keep or harbor any animal in such a manner that the housing conditions shall cause insect or rodent breeding, obnoxious or offensive odors or those that constitute a public nuisance.

   (B)   All corrals, barns, enclosures or other structures used for the purpose of housing, keeping or caring for any animal or animals shall be structurally sound so as to contain them safely and securely.

(Ord, 1465, passed 12-4-2018) Penalty, see Vol. I, §§ 6-9-1 and 6-9-2

§ 6-6-2 SANITARY REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Manure shall be removed from any yard, corral, barn, enclosure or any other structure used for the purpose of housing, keeping or caring for an animal or livestock as often as necessary to maintain a sanitary premise that will not cause a hazard to the health of an animal or livestock. However, manure may be composted or distributed evenly in a thin layer in turnouts or round pens for purposes of dust control.

   (B)   Drinking troughs shall contain clean and fresh water and shall be provided with adequateoverflow drainage, and such drainage shall be controlled so as to prohibit any flow onto adjoining properties or the breeding of mosquitoes or other noxious insects. Livestock must have access to drinking water at all times.

   (C)   Manure shall not be accumulated in any place or in any manner whereby it may affect a source of drinking water or groundwater.

   (D)   Spillage and leftovers from animal feedings shall be disposed of in such a manner that insect or rodent breeding or obnoxious odors do not exist.

   (E)   Manure shall be located on the property on which the animals or livestock generating the manure are kept or harbored so as to prevent the manure from entering onto an adjoining property. Reasonable containment procedures shall take into consideration acts of nature, such as rainfall and wind, as well as natural drainage courses and sloping terrain.

(Ord, 1465, passed 12-4-2018)

§ 6-6-3 ENFORCEMENT.

   All animals shall be kept or harbored with adequate food, water and care in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the Enforcement Officer to impound any animals maintained in conditions in violation of this code, in accordance with the provisions contained in A.J.C.C., Vol. I, Article 6-2.

(Ord, 1465, passed 12-4-2018)

ARTICLE 6-7: POTBELLIED PIGS

Section

   6-7-1   Running at large

   6-7-2   Impoundment

   6-7-3   Biting pigs

   6-7-4   Owner liability

   6-7-5   Keeping of potbellied pigs

   6-7-6   Commercial breeding prohibited

§ 6-7-1 RUNNING AT LARGE.

   (A)   No person owning, keeping, possessing, harboring or maintaining any potbellied pig shall allow such potbellied pig to be at large, as defined in A.J.C.C., Vol. I, § 6-1-1, subject to the permission of the Public Safety Director pursuant to this article.

   (B)   The Enforcement Officer shall apprehend and impound any potbellied pig running at large.

(Ord, 1465, passed 12-4-2018) Penalty, see Vol. I, §§ 6-9-1 and 6-9-2

§ 6-7-2 IMPOUNDMENT.

   (A)   Impoundment regulations as contained in A.J.C.C., Vol. I, Article 6-2, except those applied to livestock, shall apply to potbellied pigs.

   (B)   Impoundment fees, together with fees for care and feeding, as established in A.J.C.C., Vol. I, Article 4-3, shall be assessed for the impoundment of potbellied pigs.

(Ord, 1465, passed 12-4-2018)

§ 6-7-3 BITING PIGS.

   In situations where it is alleged a potbellied pig has bitten a person or animal, the Enforcement Officer shall report the incident to the Arizona Department of Agriculture, which pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-1014 and Arizona Administrative Rules R3-2-408, as amended, have jurisdiction over potbellied-pig bites, including quarantining and rabies testing.

(Ord, 1465, passed 12-4-2018)