(A) It shall be unlawful for any owner of any dog, cat or other domesticated animal capable of transmitting rabies to human beings or other animals, to keep, own, possess, harbor or allow said animal to remain on a premises under the owner’s control, unless the dog, cat or other domesticated animal, for which a USDA approved vaccine exists, meets the following requirements:
(1) The dog, cat or other domesticated animal has a current, valid rabies vaccination certificate;
(2) The dog, cat or other domesticated animal is wearing a collar or other harness;
(3) A tag showing proof of vaccination is attached to the collar.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or maintain or to move into or within the corporate city limits any head of livestock, including but not limited to horses, mules, donkeys, cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, rabbits and other domesticated wild animals or any fowl including, but not limited to chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys, except in compliance with the following provisions of this section.
(1) No livestock shall be kept or maintained on any property within the city limits unless they are completely enclosed in a fenced area no less than 100 feet from any dwelling which is not owned by the person, firm or corporation so maintaining the livestock. No chickens or other fowl shall be kept or maintained on property within the city limits unless they are kept in a fully caged area with a minimum of ten square feet per bird, with no more than six chickens or other fowl per single family dwelling, and no less than 100 feet from any dwelling not owned by the person, firm or corporation so maintaining the fowls. The ducks, geese and similar fowl maintained at the "Duck Pond" area located at Elm Street and Sixth Street are an exception to this provision.
(2) Every area of property upon which any livestock or fowl is proposed to be kept or maintained shall have or obtain the following minimum area for each head:
(a) Livestock, except goats, sheep or rabbits: two acres of land not occupied by inhabitable buildings shall be required for the first animal.
(b) For each additional animal: two acres of land not occupied by inhabitable buildings shall be required.
(3) Goats and/or sheep: 2,500 square feet of land not occupied by inhabitable buildings shall be required for each animal.
(4) Fowl, chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, pheasant, peacock, pigeons, and similar type fowl: 100 square feet of land for each fowl not occupied by inhabitable buildings.
(5) Rabbits and members of the rodent family, parakeet, canary birds, quail, dove and other similar type fowl: may be exempted from the minimum requirements concerning square footage, but may not be kept in a manner as to establish a nuisance, public or private, and may not violate any applicable city nuisance or land use ordinances.
(6) Potbellied pigs shall be allowed within the city if they are less than 100 pounds in weight and are kept on premises that are completely enclosed and solidly walled.
(C) It is declared to be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer for sale, barter or give away as toys, premiums or novelties, baby chickens, ducklings or other fowl under three weeks of age or rabbits under two months old unless the manner or method of display is approved by the local rabies control authority or animal control officer. It is further declared to be unlawful for any owner to permit any known vicious animal owned, controlled or managed by him or her to run at large.
(Ord. 102-15, passed 12-16-14; Am. Ord. 23-110, passed 11-15-23) Penalty, see § 10.99
Cross-reference:
Nuisances, see Chapter 92
Land Usage, see Title XV