As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
EXOTIC ANIMALS
Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians or other animals as
defined by MGL c. 131, § 23.
LARGE ANIMALS
Farm or domestic animals that weigh more than 20 pounds.
NUISANCE
Any condition or environmental hazard that may be or poses
a threat to the public health, including but not limited to improperly
contained waste, garbage, odors, noise, structures, or a contaminant
of the water, soil or air, or any other practice or use of a property
that interferes with the legal rights of others by causing damage,
annoyance, injury or other harm.
PERSON
Every individual, partnership, corporation, firm, association,
group, or governmental entity owning property or carrying on an activity
subject to this regulation.
REGULATED ANIMALS
Large and small domestic, farm-type, pet and exotic animals, including swine, horses, cows, goats, sheep, burros, llamas, deer, chickens, ducks, pigeons or other fowl, or other domestic and farm animals kept (farm-type animals kept outside homes) within the Town of Lexington. These regulations also apply to dogs and cats (§
155-45C and
D) and to exotic animals (§
155-46D).
SMALL ANIMALS
Any animal less than 20 pounds, such as fowl, rabbits, etc., excluding cats and small dogs, which are regulated under §
155-45C and
D.
SMALL ANIMAL SHELTER
Any building, enclosure, premises or portion thereof where
more than five regulated small animals (e.g., fowl and rabbits) under
20 pounds are kept.
STABLE
Any building, enclosure, premises or portion thereof where
regulated animals of more than 20 pounds, other than house pets, are
kept.