(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, either by themselves, their agents, servants, or employees to have under such person's control, care, or custody to keep or maintain within the corporate limits any beehive, livestock animal or fowl including but not limited to horses, mules, sheep, cows, goats, swine, rabbits, poultry, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or pigeons unless and until they have received an annual permit issued by the Chief of Police in his sound discretion, with right of appeal to the City Council. There shall be no fee for the permit and it may be revoked at any time when such animal(s) are found to be noisy or produce unwholesome, noxious, annoying odors or constitutes a nuisance or health hazard. This section shall not apply to fowl kept for display in a public park or small caged birds kept solely as pets.
(B) Every person keeping any livestock, fowl, or domesticated animals within the city, regardless of the number thereof, shall keep the premises in which the same are kept or enclosed clean, sanitary, free from refuse or manure and in such manner as not to produce unwholesome, noxious or annoying odors. The presence of rats, mice or other rodents or the presence of an excessive number of flies or other insects on any such premises shall be prima facie evidence that such premises are maintained in violation of this Section and in such manner as to constitute a nuisance or health hazard.
(C) Every person keeping any such live fowl or animals shall remove all manure, decaying food and other refuse from such premises at least once every seven days, and more often if necessary to keep down odors. All such refuse shall be kept in air tight containers until and while being transported out of the city for disposal. It shall be unlawful to permit any such refuse to remain uncovered.
(D) No person shall keep or maintain any such live fowl or animals within the city in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance or health hazard as determined by the Board of Health. If the Board of Health finds the keeping of such animals or fowl to be a nuisance, the person keeping such animals or fowl shall forthwith abate such nuisance upon written notice from the Board of Health to do so. The failure on the part of any person to so abate such nuisance within three days after receiving such written notice shall make such person subject to the penalties provided for the violation of this Code.
(Ord. 2297, passed 1-20-2009)