(a) Chickens, ducklings, rabbits banned from sale. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, or permit to be sold or offered for sale, within the corporate limits of the town, baby chickens, baby ducklings, or baby rabbits less than six weeks of age; provided, this section shall not apply to hatcheries raising chickens or ducks expressly for the broiler market or for sale to farms.
(b) Livestock and domestic fowl prohibited. Livestock and domestic fowl of all descriptions are prohibited within the corporate limits of the town except: as expressly permitted as an accessory use in the Land Development Ordinance, Appendix A of the Town of Cary Code of Ordinances.
(c) On-site slaughter of chickens prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to slaughter chickens on any residential property in the town.
(Code 1982, § 4-10; Ord. No. 01-022, § 1, 11-8-2001; Ord. No. 2012-Code-04, 8-23-2012)
State law reference—Disposing of living baby chicks or other fowl, or rabbits under eight weeks of age as pets or novelties, G.S. 14-363.1.