A. Limitation: It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any horse, cow, sheep, goat, mule, burro, llama, alpaca, emu, and ostrich or dangerous animal in an area containing less than one-half (1/2) acre per animal within the city limits.
1. Violation; Penalty: Anyone allowing animal(s) to be permitted on their property in excess of one horse, cow, sheep, goat, mule, burro, llama, alpaca, emu, and ostrich, or dangerous animal in an area containing less than one-half (1/2) acre per animal within the city limits is guilty of an infraction punishable as set forth by subsection 1-4-1B.
B. Conditions For Allowance:
1. Animal locations, structures, pens, corrals and any other premises or structure used for the keeping of and maintaining of horses, cows, sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens, doves and pigeons, mules, burros, llamas, alpacas, emus, and ostriches or any other animals must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, free from obnoxious odors and substances.
2. All persons who keep or maintain any horses, cows, sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens, doves or pigeons or any other animals shall keep them confined at all times in enclosures strong enough or staked out, or picketed on the premises, or in such a manner as to prevent the said animals or fowl from going upon the premises or property of another.
3. It shall be unlawful for any person keeping or maintaining any of the said animals or fowl to allow the same to create a disturbance to the residents in the particular locality by creating any noise, odor or damage to the adjacent property, and the keeping and maintaining of said animals and fowl shall not interfere with the peaceful and quiet enjoyment of such property by such adjacent owners or residents.
C. Nuisances:
1. Dead Fowl Or Animal Bodies: It is hereby declared a nuisance to allow dead fowl or animal bodies to remain upon the ground or in stables or in a particular animal run longer than six (6) hours.
2. Burning Refuse, Manure, Animal Or Poultry Droppings Or Feathers: It is hereby declared a nuisance to burn any refuse, manure, animal or poultry droppings and feathers within the city limits.
3. Odor: It is hereby declared a nuisance to have obnoxious odors emanating from barns, manure piles and animal enclosures, and the keeping of unsightly, smelly, dilapidated barns and animal enclosures.
4. Violation; Penalty: Anyone allowing a nuisance to be permitted on their property is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 46, 2-13-1973; amd. 2008 Code; Ord. 264, 6-23-2021)