§ 90.042 ANIMALS, FOWL WITHIN CITY LIMITS; PERMITS.

   (A)   No person shall anywhere in the city keep, harbor, or maintain care, custody, or control over any small animal such as a rabbit or any fowl, such as a chicken, turkey, or duck, or any pigeon, without obtaining a permit therefor issued by the Animal Control Officer and the City Clerk.

   (B)   The Animal Control Officer and the City Clerk may grant any permit pursuant to this section after the applicant has sought the written consent of the property owners adjoining the applicant’s real estate. The written consent shall be required on the first and initial application and as often thereafter as the Animal Control Officer deems necessary.

   (C)   Roosters are prohibited within the city.

   (D)   No permit shall be issued for more than six hen fowl.

   (E)   No permit shall be granted to keep any animal, fowl, or pigeon within a dwelling unit or part thereof, nor on any real estate which contains three or more dwelling units.

   (F)   This section shall not apply to dogs or cats or to veterinarians or licensed pet shops or licensed kennels.

(Prior Code, § 6-3-3) (Ord. 615, passed 4-27-2015) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.043 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.

   Any person desiring a permit under this chapter shall make written application therefor to the City Clerk upon a form prepared by the City Clerk, which application shall describe the real estate upon which it is desired to keep the animals and shall require the giving of such information by the applicant as the city may request. The application shall contain a statement by the applicant that he or she will at all times keep the animals in accordance with all conditions prescribed by the Animal Control Officer, and failure to obey the conditions shall be a violation of this chapter and shall be cause for cancellation of the permit by the Animal Control Officer and the City Clerk.

(Prior Code, § 6-3-4)

§ 90.044 DURATION OF PERMIT; FEE.

   (A)   Each permit issued hereunder shall expire one year after the issuance unless revoked.

   (B)   The annual fee for a permit shall be as stated in the fee schedule, which shall be paid at the time the application is submitted.

(Prior Code, § 6-3-5)

§ 90.045 CONDITIONS FOR KEEPING ANIMALS; REVOCATION.

   The Animal Control Officer may prescribe general conditions for the keeping of animals or fowl and specific conditions as to a particular animal or fowl or particular premises as in his or her judgment is necessary to safeguard public health and the general welfare. The Animal Control Officer may revoke any permit granted pursuant to this chapter if any condition is violated or if any pet becomes a public nuisance.

(Prior Code, § 6-3-6)

§ 90.046 REFUSAL TO GRANT PERMIT.

   The Animal Control Officer and City Clerk may refuse a permit to keep or maintain animals or fowl hereunder for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter and shall refuse a permit if in his or her judgment the animals or fowl should not be kept upon the premises described in the application for permit. If any permit be refused, the fee paid with the application shall be retained by the city to pay its expenses in the investigation and consideration thereof.

(Prior Code, § 6-3-7)

§ 90.047 PENS; YARDS.

   All structures, pens, coops, or yards wherein animals or fowl are kept or permitted to be shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, devoid of all rodents and vermin, and free from objectionable odors. The interior walls, ceilings, floors, partitions, and appurtenances of all the structures shall be whitewashed or painted as the Animal Control Officer shall direct. The Animal Control Officer, upon the complaint of any individual, shall inspect any structure or premises and issue any order as may be necessary to carry out the provisions hereof.

(Prior Code, § 6-3-8)

§ 90.048 ANIMALS, FOWL AT LARGE.

   No person shall permit any horses, mules, donkeys, ponies, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits, chickens, geese, ducks, or turkeys of which he or she is the owner, caretaker, or custodian to be at large within the city. Any creature shall be deemed to be AT LARGE when it shall be off the premises owned or rented by its owner and unaccompanied by the owner or an agent or employee of the owner.

(Prior Code, § 6-3-9) Penalty, see § 90.999

§ 90.049 MANURE.

   No manure shall be dumped or left on any street, alley, sidewalk, or on any open area or lot in any inhabited portion of the city. Manure shall not be used to grade in whole or in part any sidewalk, street, open area, or lot in the section unless the manure is completely covered with at least four inches of dirt.

(Prior Code, § 6-3-10) (Ord. 170, passed 3-13-1989; Ord. 557, passed 4-9-2012) Penalty, see § 90.999

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