For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANIMAL, FARM. Shall mean those animals commonly associated with a farm or performing work in an agricultural setting. Unless otherwise defined, such animals shall include members of the equestrian family (horses, ponies, and mules), bovine family (cows, bulls), sheep, poultry (chickens, turkeys), fowl (ducks, geese), swine (including Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs), goats, and other animals associated with a farm, ranch, or stable. BACKYARD CHICKENS and HONEY BEES as defined in this chapter are exempt from this definition.
ANIMALS. Includes farm animals and all other animals, reptiles and feathered birds or fowl except dogs, cats, gerbils, hamsters and caged household birds.
APIARY. Any place or location where one or more colonies or nuclei of honey bees are kept.
BACKYARD CHICKEN. Shall mean a female chicken that serves as a source of eggs or meat.
BEEKEEPER. A person who owns or has charge of one or more colonies of honey bees.
BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT. Anything used in the operation of an apiary, such as hive bodies, supers, frames, top and bottom boards and extractors.
COLONY. An aggregate of honey bees consisting principally of workers but having, when perfect one queen and at times drones, brood, combs, and honey.
COOP. Shall mean the structure for the keeping or housing of backyard chickens as permitted by this chapter.
FARM ANIMALS. Cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, sheep, goats, swine, ponies, ducks, geese, turkeys, chickens, roosters, rabbits, guinea hens and honey bees.
HIVE. A structure manufactured to house a colony, including a hive stand, a bottom board, the hive body, frames/combs, queen excluder (optional), inner cover, and outer cover. One HIVE houses one swarm consisting of one queen and worker honey bees.
HONEY BEE. Any stage of the common honey bee, apis mellifera species of European origin.
LOT. A portion of a subdivision or other parcel of land intended for building development or for transfer of.
NUCLEUS COLONY. A small quantity of honey bees with a queen housed in a smaller than usual hive box designed for a particular purpose.
ROOSTER. Shall mean a male chicken.
RUN. Shall mean an area attached to a coop where backyard chickens can roam unsupervised.
(Prior Code, § 10.11) (Am. Ord. 2015-08, passed 7-6-2015; Am. Ord. 2017-03, passed 11-16-2017)