(A) It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to keep, maintain or have in his or her custody or control any chicken, dog, animal of the dog kind, or fox without first having obtained a license from the Finance Officer as hereinafter provided.
(B) (1) Every person who owns or has the custody and care of any cat within the city must obtain a license for said cat annually from the City Finance Officer. The fee to be charged for said license shall be set from time to time by the Common Council. No license shall be issued unless the application is accompanied by a rabies inoculation being previously filed with the Finance Officer.
(2) The number of the license issued to each cat shall be placed upon the rabies certificate, and the certificate shall be retained with the Finance Officer. A picture shall then be taken of the cat which shall be attached to the application and certificate. The owner, or custodian, of the cat shall be issued a license tag, which may be affixed to the cat; however, for the safety of the animal, it is not required that a cat wears a collar.
(C) An application for the urban chicken licence shall be completed to the City Finance Officer with an application fee of $30. License must be renewed annually. The renewal fee and any revisions to the application fee will be determined by city resolution.
(1) It is unlawful for any property owner to maintain chickens within the city without first obtaining and possessing a valid license. If granted, the license shall be issued by the city and shall state the conditions imposed upon the licensee for the keeping of chickens under this license. The license shall specify the restrictions, limitations, conditions, and prohibitions which the city deems reasonably necessary to protect any person or neighboring use from unsanitary conditions, unreasonable noise or odors, or annoyance, or to promote public health and safety. Such license may be modified from time to time or revoked for failure to conform to such restrictions, limitations, and prohibitions. Such modification shall be effective after ten days following the mailing of written notice thereof by certified mail to the person or persons keeping or maintaining such chickens.
(2) The Finance Office shall not issue a license if, in the previous 12 months, the applicant or location to be licensed has been the subject of two or more nuisance violations that resulted in a citation of a city ordinance or state law.
(3) Upon issuing an urban chicken license, if within a 12 month period there are two citations for violating any provision of this chapter or any other nuisance provision of the city ordinance or state law, the urban chicken license issued by the City Finance Officer shall be revoked. Notice of the revocation will be mailed via certified mail.
(Ord. 2020-05, passed 7-6-2020; Ord. 2024-03, passed 7-1-2024) Penalty, see §
91.999