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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)
A. Subject to the requirements of this section and any other applicable provision of this chapter, fifteen (15) hen chickens (and no roosters) may be kept on a lot or parcel of land in a residential district for the sole purpose of producing eggs. The principal use on the lot or parcel shall be a one-family dwelling, a two-family dwelling, or a multi-family dwelling. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person who complies with the requirements of section 8.08.030 of this chapter may keep chickens as provided in such section.
B. Chickens shall be confined within a secure outdoor enclosed area.
1. The enclosed area shall include a covered, ventilated, and predator resistant chicken coop.
a. The coop shall have a minimum floor area of at least two (2) square feet per chicken.
b. If chickens are not allowed to roam within an enclosed area outside the coop, the coop shall have a minimum floor area of six (6) square feet per chicken.
2. The coop shall be located in a rear yard at least twenty five feet (25') from any dwelling located on an adjacent lot.
a. The coop and enclosed area shall be maintained in a neat and sanitary condition and shall be maintained as provided in section 8.08.070 of this chapter.
b. No chicken shall be permitted to roam outside the coop or enclosed area.
3. Chicken feed shall be stored and dispensed in rodentproof and predatorproof containers.
C. Chickens shall not be kept on a residential lot or parcel unless the person keeping chickens first obtains a permit as provided in section 8.08.010 of this chapter.
1. The permittee shall acknowledge the rules set forth in this section and shall, as a condition of permit issuance, agree in writing to comply with such rules.
2. The permit shall be good for one year and may be renewed annually.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any chicken in a residential district in a manner contrary to the provisions of this section. (Ord. 72-09 § 3, 2009)
A. All coops or buildings where fowl are housed shall be whitewashed or sprayed with some standard disinfectant at least three (3) times yearly, once in each of the months of March, July and October.
B. All droppings under roosts shall be cleaned out at least once every two (2) weeks.
C. All coops, runways and surroundings shall be kept and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. (Prior code § 100-2-6)
It is unlawful for the owner or any person in charge of domestic fowl, such as turkeys, ducks, geese, chickens or other similar domestic fowl, or domestic animals such as dogs or cats, to permit such fowl or domestic animals to trespass upon the premises of another. It is unlawful for any person to house, keep, run or feed any such fowl within fifty feet (50') of any house used for human habitation except as provided in section 8.08.065 of this chapter. (Ord. 72-09 § 4, 2009)
It is unlawful for any person to cut or assist in cutting, within the limits of the city, the bone of the tail of any horse for the purpose of docking the tail, or for any person to cause or knowingly permit the same to be done upon the premises of which he is the owner, lessee, proprietor or user, within the city; and if a horse is found with its tail so cut, and with the wound resulting from such cutting unhealed, upon the premises of any person in the city, such fact shall be prima facie evidence that the person who occupies or has the use of the premises upon which the horse is so found has committed such offense, and if a horse is found with its tail so cut, and the wound resulting from such cutting unhealed, in the charge or custody of any person in the city, such fact shall be prima facie evidence that the person having charge or custody of such horse has committed such offense. (Ord. 69-99 § 8, 1999: prior code § 100-2-2)
It is unlawful for the owner or person having charge, care, custody or control of any animal, to allow the same to remain standing, fastened or otherwise, on any of the streets of the city for a period longer than five (5) hours of any one day. (Ord. 69-99 § 8, 1999: prior code § 100-2-3)
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