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It shall be unlawful to harbor, keep or maintain any wild or exotic animals, including, but not limited to, a lion, tiger, ocelot, cougar, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, bobcat, lynx, serval, caracal, hyena, bear, coyote, jackal, baboon, chimpanzee, orangutan, gorilla, lesser panda, binturong, wolf, ape, elephant, rhinoceros, or any hybrid of an animal listed, or poisonous reptiles within the municipal limits.
(Ord. 0408-2, passed 5-19-2008) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) Keeping of fowl. No person shall maintain fowl in any Single-Family Zoning District within the municipal limits. No person shall maintain fowl in any other zoning district within the municipal limits unless the following requirements are met.
(1) There shall be a minimum of five square feet enclosure for each fowl kept in the municipal limits. An enclosure shall be provided on the premises which shall be no closer than 100 feet to any dwelling. The enclosure must be of such construction as will allow for ease in cleaning and airing and kept in such a manner as not to become offensive to adjacent neighbors or the public. No more than 25 fowl may be maintained on any single lot or tract.
(2) Each premises where fowl are kept shall be required to have built an impervious (for example, concrete) bin which will act as a storage place for all manure from such fowl. It shall be covered with an approved cover that will not allow the ingress or egress of flies and will prevent any water from entering it. The bin shall be a minimum of 30 cubic feet in size.
(3) It shall be the duty of every person raising, keeping or harboring any fowl to keep the premises, pen or other enclosure in a sanitary condition.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person owning chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, guineas or other fowl to permit such fowl to run at large within the corporate limits of the municipality.
(B) Sale of baby fowl and ducks. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale, lease, rent or in any way transfer, barter or give away baby fowl or ducklings as pets or novelties, whether dyed or not dyed, colored or otherwise artificially treated; provided, however, that this division (B) shall not be construed to prohibit the display or sale of natural chicks or ducklings in proper breeding facilities for hatcheries or stores engaged in the business of selling the same to be raised for legitimate commercial purposes.
(Ord. 0408-2, passed 5-19-2008) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) Except as hereinafter provided in this section, no horse, cow, goat, sheep or other livestock may be kept on a tract of less than five acres in size. The ratio of animals to acreage shall be no greater than one animal to each two acres over the five acre minimum. Thus, no more than two animals are permitted on a seven acre tract, three animals on a nine acre tract, and the like.
(B) For tracts or parcels of land situated adjacent to the city limits, or in areas specifically designated as Country Estates, or similar designation, by the City Council, the keeping of horses or ponies is permitted on tracts or parcels which contain a minimum enclosed or fence space of one-half acre (21,780 square feet) for each head of horse or pony kept within the city. Such one-half acre shall be in addition to the area on which a residence or business structure is located. Additionally, the tract or parcel shall contain a barn or shed used for the protection of livestock, which barn or shed may not be located nearer than 100 feet from the nearest occupied residence whether or not such residence is presently constructed or occupied or whether or not such residence is constructed or occupied after the passage of this subchapter.
(Ord. 0408-2, passed 5-19-2008) Penalty, see § 90.99
It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to cause to be confined any and all horses, mules, jacks, jennets, cattle, sheep, goats and swine that may be found running at large upon any street, alley or other public place in the municipality and cause the same to be placed and kept in a secure enclosure to be provided for that purpose until the same are disposed of in the manner hereinafter provided. He or she shall immediately after confining such animal notify the owner thereof, if known to him or her, or post written notices at three or more public places in the municipality, describing therein the marks, brands, color and other description of such animal and giving notice that the same will be sold five days after the date of such notice unless the owner shall come forward and reclaim the same.
(Ord. 0408-2, passed 5-19-2008) Penalty, see § 90.99
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