(A) No person shall keep any cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules, swine, other beasts of burden related to the foregoing, or domestic fowl of the species of geese, ducks, turkeys, guinea hens, or chickens at any place or upon any premises in the city excepting that horses shall be permitted to be kept upon premises for which a special use has been granted by the City Council to permit a riding stable provided any and all conditions of such special use are fully complied with at all times. No person shall permit any of the above enumerated animals to run at large in the city. Any animals found within the city in violation of this section are subject to impound by the Department and disposal as provided in §§ 91.30 through 91.32.
(B) In addition to any and all other legal or equitable remedies, the animals and fowl prohibited from being kept in the city or running at large in the city by division (A), are hereby declared to be nuisances, and may be abated pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 95 of this code and amendments thereto.
(C) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the business premises of any duly licensed animal control facility, animal shelter or licensed veterinarian, shall not apply to any existing education programs related to animal husbandry on a school grounds upon the date of passage of this chapter, nor shall they apply to any lawful nonconforming agricultural uses of land per the city’s zoning regulations.
(D) Horses, mules, or other beasts of burden, shall be allowed to be ridden on roads and streets, not including sidewalks from sunrise to sunset daily, shall not be allowed to defecate on said roads and streets, shall be equipped with a manure catcher, shall not be ridden in a reckless manner, and shall obey the rules of the road for bicycles while being ridden on the road or street.
(E) Grace period. Persons lawfully keeping live stock and domestic fowl as specified in division (A) hereof, on August 11, 2008, shall be allowed to keep said lawfully kept animals for a period of time up to, and including, December 31, 2008. During the time period from August 11, 2008 through December 31, 2008, inclusive, said person shall not acquire any additional livestock or domestic fowl, nor shall they replace any existing live stock or domestic fowl with a different animal of the same, or different, species or breed. Commencing January 1, 2009, and continuing into the future, the grace period put forth in this division (E) shall expire and become null and void.
(Ord. 3584, passed 8-11-08) Penalty, see § 91.18