§ 618.18 LOCATION AND CARE OF BARNS, COOPS, PENS OR BARNYARD IN PROXIMITY TO RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES.
   (a)   No person shall construct, use or maintain a barn, coop, pen or barnyard within 50 feet of any occupied dwelling house or business, nor at any place in such manner that the same becomes offensive or that the contents thereof are discharged or run upon another's premises or into any street or alley of the city.
   (b)   The areas where livestock are kept, including but not limited to barns, coops, pens and barnyards, must be regularly cleaned to prevent insect, rodent or vermin infestations and odors. Complaints will be investigated by the Mayor, designated official or Health Commissioner. Findings and remedies will be reported to proper authorities.
   (c)   Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Subsequent offenses shall be a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(1986 Code, § 505.18) (Ord. 15-2009, passed 6-1-2009)