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A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, it is unlawful for any person to keep within the city any chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pigeons or other similar domestic fowl, or more than two (2) rabbits, or other similar animals, without first making application for and obtaining a permit from the office of animal services to do so. The fee for such permit shall be shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, chickens may be kept in any area zoned as a residential district under title 21A, chapter 21A.24 of this code or its successor, subject to the requirements of section 8.08.065 of this chapter.
C. It is unlawful for any person to keep within the city any sheep, goats, cows, calves, pigs, horses, jacks, jennies, or other similar animals, without first making application for and obtaining a permit from the office of animal services to do so. The fee for such permit shall be shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule, each year. Such permits shall not be issued for any area of the city except areas zoned as agricultural districts under section 21A.32.050 of this code, or its successor section. (Ord. 24-11, 2011)
The Salt Lake Valley health department is empowered to make rules and regulations governing the keeping of such domestic fowl and animals, as may be required to protect the health and welfare of the citizens of the city; provided, that in no case shall such a permit be issued by the office of animal services or the sanitary division of the Valley health department to keep any mink or snake, nor except as provided in section 8.08.030 of this chapter, or its successor, to keep more than the following number of domestic fowl: twenty five (25) chickens, twenty five (25) ducks, twenty five (25) turkeys, twenty five (25) pigeons, or twenty five (25) other similar domestic fowl; or to keep more than the following number of animals: two (2) sheep, two (2) goats, one cow, one calf, one pig, two (2) horses, two (2) jacks, two (2) jennies, ten (10) rabbits, or other similar animals. (Ord. 1-06 § 30, 2006: Ord. 71-99 § 2, 1999: Ord. 69-99 § 8, 1999: prior code § 100-2-1(2))
Any person who desires to keep for commercial purposes in excess of the number of any of the domestic fowl or various animals mentioned heretofore and not prohibited shall make application to the director of animal services for a license so to do. The license fee shall be shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule, each year, and the license application shall, before the issuance of such license, be referred to the Valley health department for approval and the issuance of a commercial permit. Such approval and permit shall be limited to applicants who shall comply with special rules and regulations to be promulgated by the sanitary division of the Valley health department governing the keeping of such domestic fowl or animals for commercial purposes. (Ord. 24-11, 2011)
The above mentioned permits are subject to revocation at any time by the office of animal services or the sanitary division of the Valley health department. Any permittee may, within five (5) business days from date of revocation of this permit, appeal to the director of animal services, who may, after a hearing, confirm such revocation or reinstate the permit. (Ord. 21-14, 2014)
It is unlawful to house, keep, run or feed any of the above mentioned animals within fifty feet (50') of any structure used for human habitation except as provided in section 8.08.065 of this chapter. (Ord. 72-09 § 2, 2009)
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