A. Poultry And Livestock Prohibited; Exception: It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any poultry, except no more than three (3) hens on any one parcel of property which shall be allowed, or livestock within City limits unless said poultry or livestock was kept within the City prior to November 4, 2009.
B. Wild Or Exotic Animals: It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any wild or exotic animal within City limits.
C. Multi-Family Dwellings: It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain more than two (2) dogs or two (2) cats or a combination thereof in any multi-family dwelling unit.
D. Animals Allowed: Animals allowed in the City limits are as follows:
1. Domesticated cats, in amounts listed in another section of this chapter.
2. Domesticated dogs, in amounts listed in another section of this chapter.
3. Small domestic animals including rats, mice, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, ferrets, and hedgehogs.
4. Nonpoisonous reptiles, excluding crocodilians.
5. Nonpoisonous amphibians.
6. Indoor birds, such as parakeets, parrots, etc., and fish.
7. Hens, so long as no more than three (3) hens are kept on any one parcel of property.
8. Rabbits, so long as no more than two (2) rabbits are kept on any one parcel of property.
9. Mini-pigs, so long as it is an indoor pet and no more than one mini-pig is kept on any one parcel of property.
E. Exceptions: Livestock, poultry, wild or exotic animals are only allowed within the City under the following circumstances:
1. At any bona fide licensed veterinary hospital for treatment.
2. At any bona fide educational or medical institutions.
3. Temporarily in transit with the appropriate licensing.
4. By exhibitors who are properly licensed or permitted by the City, the Idaho Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or U.S. Department of Agriculture.
5. Goats shall be allowed within the City limits for the sole purpose of eating and removing vegetation that is growing on the property and only for a period of no more than ten (10) days on any one parcel of property in any one hundred eighty (180) day time frame, with the following restrictions:
a. There shall be no more than one goat per every one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of property upon which the goat or goats are located;
b. The goat or goats shall be properly fenced in without the aid of an electric fence;
c. The owner or owners of the goats shall be solely responsible for any damage done or caused by the goat or goats owned by them; and
d. All other local and State laws, ordinances, rules and regulations shall still apply.
F. Violations: Violations of this section shall be an infraction, however, third or subsequent violations are a misdemeanor. (Ord. 1676, 2-11-2019)