(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep within the town domestic livestock or fowl, including but not limited to, equidae, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, llamas, chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, and peacocks.
(B) As used this section, the word KEEP shall mean the raising, tending, feeding, and/or harboring of a live animal in such a way as to imply ownership or custody of the animal.
(C) This section shall not apply to retail locations, zoological parks, bona fide circuses, or carnivals.
(D) Any person owning an animal described in division (A) above at the time of the enactment of this section shall be permitted to keep the animal provided that the owner registers the animal in the Clerk-Treasurer’s office within 60 days after the enactment of this section. No fee shall be charged for this registration. A copy of the registration shall be kept by the owner as evidence of the lawful possession of the animal. This permit is valid only for the originally permitted animal.
(Ord. 2015-1, passed 2-2-2015) Penalty, see § 94.99