(a) No person shall keep any swine on premises of less than two acres. The pen or lot within which swine are confined shall not be located nearer than 200 feet from any dwelling occupied by persons other than the owner of said swine. In no case shall any owner keep more than two (2) swine at any one time.
(b) No person shall keep horses, goats, cows, chickens, sheep, mules, ducks, geese, turkeys or similar farm animals on premises of less than two (2) acres. In no case shall such animal be kept or maintained within 75 feet of any dwelling occupied by any person other than the owner of such animals.
(c) The owner of any barn, pen or lot, in or on which any animals are kept or harbored, shall keep said barn, pen or lot in a clean, sanitary condition and shall remove all manure or other refuse from said barn, pen or lot at least twice a week. All manure kept or stored in said barn, pen or lot shall be so treated or kept as to prevent the breeding of flies.
(d) Whoever violates this section is shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor upon a first offense; shall be guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor upon a second offense within twelve months of the first offense; and shall be guilty of a third degree misdemeanor upon three or more offenses within twelve months of the first offense.
(e) A person's act or actions which result in a violation of Section 505.13 on four (4) or more occasions in a twelve (12) month period are hereby declared a public nuisance. The Law Director is hereby authorized to bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the abatement of such nuisance and/or to pursue any such other appropriate legal remedies. The provisions of this section are in addition to and independent of any criminal sanctions provided by this chapter. (Ord. 09-0-86. Passed 8-18-09.)