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FARM ANIMALS AND FOWL
No person shall keep any horse, mule, hog, donkey, pony, cow, goat, or animal raised for fur bearing purposes on residential or commercial plots of less than five acres, provided, however, that no person shall keep more than two horses, mules, donkeys, ponies, cows, goats, or animals raised for fur bearing purposes on residential and commercial plots of five acres and provided further that there must be at least two additional acres of land available for each additional animal to be so kept.
(Ord. 6, passed 8-12-1969) Penalty, see § 90.99
No chicken coop, dove cote, dog kennel, rabbit warren, or other yard establishment where small animals or fowls are kept shall be maintained closer than 200 feet to any tenement or apartment house, hotel, restaurant, boarding house, retail food store, building used for school, religious, or hospital purposes or residence other than that occupied by the owner or occupant of the premises upon which the creatures are kept.
(Ord. 6, passed 8-12-1969) Penalty, see § 90.99
A variance to the rules and regulations contained herein may be granted by the City Board upon an application made for a special use permit. The City Board may, in its discretion, grant a special use permit upon an inspection of the premises in question and upon a finding that no nuisance would be created by special use and where the exception would not be inconsistent with the intent of the rules and regulations as set forth herein.
(Ord. 6, passed 8-12-1969)
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) (1) Any person who shall violate §§ 90.02, 90.03, or 90.05 shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Each day that a person shall own, harbor, keep, or have custody of a dog over six months of age within this city without an identification tag and rabies tag shall be considered a separate violation.
(2) Any person who shall violate any of the terms and provisions of §§ 90.04, 90.06, 90.07, 90.15(A), (D), (E), and 90.18 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition, after a finding of a court of proper jurisdiction that a dog is a public nuisance as defined in § 90.06, the court may order that the dog be destroyed or that the owner or custodian remove it from the city or keep it confined in a designated place.
(3) It is a misdemeanor to remove a microchip from a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog, to fail to renew the registration of a dangerous dog, to fail to account for a dangerous dog’s death or change of location where the dog will reside, to sign a false affidavit with respect to a dangerous dog’s death or change of location where the dog will reside, or to fail to disclose ownership of a dangerous dog to a property owner from whom the person rents property.
(4) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of § 90.15(A), (D), or (E) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(5) An owner who violates § 90.17(A) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(6) Any household member who knowingly violates § 90.17(B) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(C) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of §§ 90.35 to 90.37 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 6, passed 8-12-1969; Ord. 185, passed 6-20-2017; Ord. 207, passed 1-15-2019)