(A) Animals running at large, damaging property.
(1) No person shall permit any dog owned or controlled by him or her to cause damage or injury to gardens, flower beds, and other property belonging to another person.
(2) No person shall permit any horse, donkey, mule, or other equine animal, or any cow, sheep, goat, or other ruminant animal, or any swine, or goose, duck, turkey, or other fowl owned or controlled, or which should be controlled by him or her, to run at large within the city.
(B) Prohibited animals. No person shall have or keep goats, sheep, cows, horses, or swine within the city; provided, however, this section shall not apply to goats, sheep, cows, horses, or swine being transported for commercial purposes. Sheep and goats may be kept within fenced boundaries of sewer lagoons.
(C) Bees. No person shall keep a hive or stand of bees in the city at a location within 150 feet of any street, alley, storehouse, establishment, public building, private dwelling, or barn or each other. This provision shall not apply to the dwelling, barn, or other buildings of the owner of such bees if the property meets the criteria listed owner is limited to one hive for personal use.
(D) Removal of animal carcasses. No person shall permit any animal carcass owned by him or her, or under his or her control, to remain upon the public streets or places, or exposed on private property, for a period of time longer than is reasonably necessary to remove and dispose of such carcass. Anyone wishing to bury a carcass at the city dump ground shall first obtain from the City Recorder a permit to do so.
(E) Farm animals and wild animals.
(1) No more than one single hoofed animal is permitted per half acre of property within the city.
(2) One rooster per one acre is permitted. However, roosters are still subject to nuisance and noise violations per municipal code. No roosters are allowed unless there is at least one acre of minimum lot size for said rooster.
(3) No peacocks are allowed within the city.
(4) There shall be no more than six poultry, fowl, and/or rabbits (including, but not limited to, geese and turkeys) per half acre of owned property.
(Prior Code, § 92.15) (Ord. 95, passed 11-6-1967; Ord. 136, passed 11-3-1975; Ord. 203, passed 7-3-1989; Ord. 2017-700, passed 11-27-2017; Ord. 2018-100, passed 2-26-2018) Penalty, see § 92.99