The City has no facilities for impounding such animals as livestock, horses, sheep, pigs, goats, birds, reptiles, wild animals or fowl. The shelter or animal control will assist in finding a local person who might help or recommend a State or Federal agency to contact.
A. Livestock: It shall be unlawful for four-legged hoofed animals to remain on a premises within the City limits for more than twenty four (24) hours, unless specifically permitted by City of Deming zoning designation in section 12-4E-3 of this Code.
B. Livestock Exception: In addition to locations that the zoning designation allows keeping of livestock, animals for school sponsored vocational, agricultural or activities such as Future Farmers of America may be kept at one location for the purpose of raising, showing and selling them at agricultural fairs and exhibits. Up to three (3) lambs or one calf are allowed. The keeping of such animals shall comply with the following minimum standards:
1. Shelter and confinement area shall be a minimum of thirty feet (30') from the living quarters of any adjacent landowner;
2. The standards in section 6-2-14, "Animal Care And Protection", of this chapter are followed;
3. The animals are attended daily with periodic inspection by the vocational agricultural instructor and the County Extension Agent; and
4. Lambs shall be contained in pens within a five foot (5') high enclosure. (Ord. 1268, 12-11-2017)
C. Other Pets: Caged birds are allowed. No wild birds are to be taken from their nests or harmed.
1. No more than four (4) rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, white rats or mice, squirrels or others similar may be maintained at a residence or business except a pet store.
D. Fowl Restrictions: It is unlawful to keep a ratite (emu, etc.) on private property. Chickens are allowed as follows:
1. A maximum of ten (10) hens for the personal consumption of the occupants of the property;
2. Roosters are prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain any number of roosters;
3. Chicks shall be allowed only as a one on one replacement for adult hens;
4. It shall be unlawful for any person to breed fowl or to slaughter any fowl for the purpose of sale; and
5. If hens and chicks are not raised as itemized in subsections D1 through D3 of this section, any combination of up to six (6) small animals such as rabbits and fowls such as chickens and ducks may be housed outside a residence so long as they are properly contained, not raised for commercial purposes and do not become a nuisance. (Ord. 1067, 9-9-2002)