Sec. 4-22. Grazing or pasturing in city.

It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having control of any animal mentioned in section 4-21 of this article to graze or pasture the same, or cause the same to be grazed or pastured, or permit the same to graze or pasture upon any land within the city, except upon land owned or leased by the owner of such animals, and unless such animals are securely fastened so that the same shall not run at large or trespass within the meaning of section 4-21 of this article, and provided also, that such animal shall be adequately fed and watered and reasonably protected from the weather.

(1953 Code, ch. 4, § 13)

Sec. 4-23. Impounding, disposal of animals running at large or grazing.

Animals found running at large or grazing or pasturing in violation of section 4-21 or 4-22 shall be impounded and disposed of in the manner provided by state law.

(1953 Code, ch. 4, §§ 14--18)

   State Law References: Authority to regulate animals running at large, A.R.S. § 9-240(B)(16); livestock and animals generally, A.R.S. title 24.

Sec. 4-24. Open range exception.

Sections 4-21, 4-22, and 4-23 shall not apply to land annexed into the city after December 1, 2000 that is (a) owned and held in trust by the State of Arizona as state trust land pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes Title 37, Chapter 2, or (b) land for which the state land patent provides for continued use as open range.

(Ord. No. 9498, § 1, 12-11-00)

Sec. 4-25. Keeping wild animals.

It shall be unlawful for any person having charge, care of or control of any wild animal, by nature dangerous or vicious, to keep, bring, maintain or exhibit such animal within the city, unless the animal be confined in a cage or enclosure adequate to prevent its escape and prevent any access to it by any non-authorized person. Any person keeping, bringing, maintaining or exhibiting any such animal within the city without the same being confined as above recited shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(1953 Code, ch. 4, § 27; Ord. No. 8996, § 7, 12-8-97)

Sec. 4-26. Keeping pigs and hogs prohibited; exception: maximum of three (3) miniature pigs allowed per household.

   Sec. 4-26(1). Except as otherwise provided in this Code and in subsection (b) below, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep, raise or feed any pig or hog within the city limits.

   Sec. 4-26(2). Exception. Nothing contained in subsection (a), shall prevent the keeping of registered purebred miniature Vietnamese potbelly pigs (sus bittati), also known as Asian-shar pei or Chinese potbelly pigs or other similarly registered purebred miniature pigs under the following conditions:

   (1)   No miniature pig shall measure more than twenty-three (23) inches in height at the shoulders when at normal stance.

   (2)   No more than three (3) miniature pigs are allowed per household.

(1953 Code, ch. 4, § 31; Ord. No. 6043, § 7, 6-25-84; Ord. No. 8170, § 1, 12-6-93)

Sec. 4-27. Proximity of corrals, barns, etc., to dwellings.

Except as otherwise provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain within twenty (20) feet of the dwelling house of any person, within the city, any corral, barn, shed or other structure for the purpose of housing, keeping or caring for any horse, mule, cow or goat.

(1953 Code, ch. 4, § 38)

Sec. 4-28. Disposal and accumulation of manure, animal bedding and body waste of domestic animals and pets.

   Sec. 4-28(1). Except as otherwise provided, no owner, proprietor, agent or occupant of any premises where horses, cows, donkeys, goats or other domestic animals or dogs, cats or other domestic pets are kept within the city shall deposit, cause to be deposited or allow to accumulate within or about such premises for a longer time than twenty-four (24) hours, any manure, animal bedding or body wastes from domestic animals and pets. Such person shall provide a receptacle of sufficient size for the reception of such manure, animal bedding or body wastes of domestic animals and pets.

   Sec. 4-28(2). Such receptacle shall be so constructed that the contents thereof will not be accessible to flies; and such receptacle shall be placed upon the premises owned, occupied or controlled by such person in a location as remote as possible from any surrounding dwelling or street. Such person shall empty and cleanse the same as often as necessary, but not less than twice each week, and oftener when directed to do so by the health officer.

   Sec. 4-28(3). Nothing contained in this section shall operate to prevent the owner, proprietor, agent or occupant of a residential premises from placing animal manure produced by herbivorous animals into a residential compost pile or residential compost windrow, provided it is placed into the compost pile or windrow within twenty-four (24) hours from the time it is deposited and provided it is maintained under the conditions set forth in section 15-16(4) of the Tucson Code.

   Sec. 4-28(4). When applicable, the definitions contained in section 15-1 shall apply to the provisions of chapter 4 of the Tucson Code.

   Sec. 4-28(5). It shall be a civil infraction for any person to violate the provisions of this section.

(1953 Code, ch. 4, § 41; Ord. No. 4374, § 1, 7-7-75; Ord. No. 8028, § 1, 4-19-93; Ord. No. 8170, § 1, 12-6-93; Ord. No. 8174, § 1, 12-13-93)

Sec. 4-29. Animals attached to vehicles to be hitched.

If any person shall leave any horse or other animals attached to any carriage, wagon, cart or other vehicle in any street, avenue, alley or lane within the corporate limits of the city without securely fastening the same, or without the same being fastened by a chain or strap from the bit to a metal weight upon the ground, such weight weighing fifteen (15) pounds at least for a single horse and twenty-five (25) pounds for a team, every such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(1953 Code, ch. 4, § 40)