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§ 91.25 KEEPING OF LIVESTOCK.
   (A)   Keeping of livestock prohibited. It shall be unlawful to keep or maintain any cow, horse, pony, mule, sheep, goat, chickens, guinea, poultry and or other livestock within any pen, stable or other enclosure or building within the corporate limits; provided, that this section shall not be deemed to prohibit the assembling of livestock for shipment or the unloading from shipment of livestock; provided that the livestock are not kept within the corporate limits for more than 24 hours prior to shipment or subsequent to unloading.
   (B)   Use of goats for kudzu control. Notwithstanding the provisions of division (A) above, goats may be temporarily maintained on a lot for the purpose of eradicating kudzu on that lot. Fencing shall be required whenever goats are used, and a temporary use permit shall be required.
(Ord. passed 3-6-1986; Am. Ord. 2009-07, passed 9-17-2009) Penalty, see § 91.99
§ 91.26 HOGS, PIGS AND THE LIKE.
   No person, firm or corporation shall keep any hogs or pigs, or have any hog or pigpens within 500 feet from the residence or place of business of any person other than the owner of the hogs or pigs, within the town limits of the town.
(Ord. passed 2-9-1971) Penalty, see § 91.99
§ 91.27 OWNERSHIP OF DOGS.
   (A)   No person, firm or corporation shall own any dog or dogs within the corporate limits of the town, which shall bark in such a manner as to create a nuisance. Barking by the dog or dogs which shall disturb residents of the town by keeping the residents from sleeping or enjoying the privacy of their own home to such an extent as they are entitled to, shall constitute a nuisance; the disturbance shall be considered as a nuisance when a petition is filed by at least three residents with the Council members of the town complaining of the nuisance.
   (B)   No person, firm or corporation shall maintain within the town any dog lot or kennel within 20 feet of an adjoining land owner's residence, which dog lot or kennel shall have incarcerated therein more than one dog; to do so shall be considered as a nuisance per se in the event at least three citizens of the town shall file a petition with the Council members of the town therein complaining of the foregoing.
(Ord. passed 2-9-1971) Penalty, see § 91.99
§ 91.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
   (B)   Any persons violating the provisions of §§ 91.01 through 91.24 shall be subject to a civil penalty as provided in § 91.19 and the civil penalty fine schedule below.
 
Civil Penalty Fine Schedule
FIRST OFFENSE
SECOND OFFENSE
THIRD OFFENSE
EACH ADDITIONAL OFFENSE
LEVEL I
$50
$75
$100
$250
LEVEL II
$75
$125
$250
$500
LEVEL III
$100
$250
$500
$1,000
 
   (C)   (1)   The violation of any provision of § 91.25 shall subject the offender to a civil penalty in the amount of $50 to be recovered by the town. Violators shall be issued a written citation, which must be paid within 72 hours.
      (2)   Each days continuing violation of § 91.25 shall be a separate and distinct offense.
      (3)   Notwithstanding division (C)(1) above, § 91.25 may also be enforced by appropriate equitable remedies issuing from a court of competent jurisdiction or by criminal penalties as provided in G.S. § 14-4.
   (D)   Any person, firm or corporation violating § 91.26 shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalty set forth in the town’s fee schedule.
   (E)   Any person violating § 91.27 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $50 or imprisoned for not more than ten days. Violation of § 91.27 shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the duly appointed magistrates of the county, but nothing herein shall prevent a party being found guilty of violations of § 91.27 of having the absolute right of appeal to the Superior Court of the county, whereupon the case shall be tried de novo before a jury.
(Ord. passed 2-9-1971; Ord. passed 2-9-1978; Ord. passed 3-6-1986; Ord. passed 9-16-2021)