(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, keep, house or stable any horse, mule, pony, cow, sheep, goat or other livestock within the corporate limits of the town within 300 feet of any dwelling, school, church, restaurant, grocery store, drug store or other retail establishment. No more than one such animal or livestock shall be maintained on a lot containing less than one acre, and no more than two such animals or livestock shall be maintained on any additional acreage of land under any circumstances.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, keep or house any hogs or pigs within the town.
(C) All property determined by the County Tax Office to be a farm use and therefore receive deferred tax status shall be exempt from these provisions as long as the property maintains its deferred tax status in accordance with the rules and regulations of Pitt County, the State of North Carolina and United States Tax Codes.
(1992 Code, § 91.02) (Ord. O-64-03139900, passed 3-13-2000; Ord. 20-O-031, passed 3-9-2020) Penalty, see §
91.99