(A) No person shall keep within the corporate limits of the city any animal in such a manner as to disturb the peace, health, safety, or welfare of any person residing in the city.
(B) No person shall keep within the corporate limits of the city any animal if the animal shall cause, create, contribute to, or become a health nuisance or health hazard. The presence of flies, mosquitoes, insects, vermin, rodent harborage, odors, dust, ponded water, accumulation of manure, garbage, refuse, or other obnoxious or putrescible material shall constitute prima facie evidence of a health nuisance.
(C) The keeping of all animals within the city shall be subject additionally to the regulations of the State of Arizona and the Maricopa County Board of Health.
(D) The premises upon which animals, livestock, and poultry are kept shall always be sanitary and subject to inspection and regulation by the city’s enforcement agent or his or her designee.
(1) All pens, yards, runs, or other structures wherein any animal is kept shall be of such construction and/or erection so as to be easily cleaned and maintained and shall be kept in good repair.
(2) Fences which are intended to be used as an enclosure for any animal shall be securely constructed and shall not be allowed to deteriorate or become unsightly.
(Prior Code, § 6-1-5) (Ord. O07-07-06, passed 7-12-2007; Res. R07-07-17, passed 7-12-2007; Ord. O11-09-17, passed 9-22-2011) Penalty, see § 91.99