§ 90.008 KEEPING OF ANIMALS.
   (a)   The keeping of animals on any personal land in the city shall not be on a scale creating a nuisance.
   (b)   Domestic fowl of the order Galliformes in the genus of Gallus (chickens) and animals of the order Lagomorpha in the family of Leporidae (rabbits and hares):
      (1)    A maximum of six animals may be kept on personal land in the city.
      (2)   The maximum number may be increased by obtaining a license issued by the city pursuant to § 90.078.
      (3)    Roosters are prohibited.
   (c)    Domestic fowl of the order of Gallinaceous birds (fowl-like birds that are not chickens) and the order Anseriformes (water fowl):
      (1)   Every owner or keeper of domestic fowl other than chickens shall obtain a license issued by the city pursuant to § 90.078.
      (2)   Roosters are prohibited.
   (d)   It is considered a nuisance and shall be unlawful for any person to keep and maintain (other than the care and treatment of injured or abandoned birds and animals by people licensed for that purpose) or to sell native fur bearers, bears, mountain lions, bobcats, lynx, panthers, endangered species, exotic animals, or venomous snakes.
   (e)   Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the keeping of (Felis catus) the domestic cat, (Mustela putorius furo) the European polecat otherwise known as the ferret, or (Canis familiaris) the domestic dog, as long as all provisions of ordinance are followed.
   (f)    It shall be unlawful for livestock to be kept within the city limits, except that such livestock may be kept on property that is classified as AG, Agricultural District under the zoning ordinance of the city of Sioux Falls. This section shall not apply to livestock kept as a part of any research, educational institution, stockyard, or temporarily exhibited.
   (g)   Slaughter of animals is prohibited. This prohibition shall not include slaughter as part of any research, educational instruction, stockyard, or slaughterhouse.
   (h)   This section shall not apply to any circus or menagerie property licensed by the city or to the Great Plains Zoo.
(1992 Code, § 7-8) (Ord. 21-75, passed 4-7-1975; Ord. 22-80, passed 3-31-1980; Ord. 122-95, passed 9-18-1995; Ord. 16-13, passed 4-2-2013; Ord. 90-17, passed 9-19-2017) Penalty, see § 10.999