(A) No members of the equestrian family (horses, mules), bovine family (cows, bulls), sheep, poultry, or fowl (chickens, turkeys, ducks) unless permitted, swine (including Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs), goats, bees unless permitted, and other animals associated with a farm, ranch, or stable shall be kept within the city limits, except in an outlying district where there are not more than three residences, other than that occupied by the owner or occupant of the premises upon which the animals are kept, within a distance of 500 feet of the structure housing or enclosing the animal, unless a special written permit therefor is issued by the Animal Control Officer and the City Clerk after an inspection of the premises and a finding of fact to the effect that no nuisance shall be created thereby. The special permit shall be issued for the keeping of any such animals on any lot only in the following two cases:
(1) Where the animals were being lawfully kept on the lot prior to enactment hereof; and
(2) Where the animals were being lawfully kept on the lot after the enactment hereof in an area in which there were not three residences within a distance of 500 feet of the structure enclosing the animals, and subsequently other residences were built bringing the structure housing the animals within a restricted district. The permit shall be for the term of one year and shall not be renewed without a re-inspection.
(B) All animals, other than those specifically allowed and permitted by this subchapter, shall be prohibited within the city limits.
(Prior Code, § 6-3-1) Penalty, see § 90.999