A.
It shall not constitute a violation of this article
for any person to keep, maintain, house, possess or allow to fly for
exercise pigeons, provided that such pigeons are so kept as not to
constitute a nuisance or to create a hazard to public health.
B.
Such pigeons shall be deemed to be so kept as not
to constitute a nuisance or to create a hazard to public health, provided
that there is compliance with the following conditions:
(1)
Pigeons are allowed out of the lofts or houses in
which they are kept for exercise for not longer than two hours in
the forenoon of any day and for not longer than two hours in the afternoon
of any day, except when returning home from a training toss or a race.
(2)
The lofts or houses in which such pigeons are kept
must be cleaned regularly and at least once each day, or at least
shall always be maintained in a sanitary condition.
(3)
Pigeon refuse and pigeon feed must be stored in metal
containers with metal covers or in a rodentproof container.
(4)
There shall be at least one square foot of floor space
in any loft or house in which such pigeons are kept for each such
pigeon kept therein.
Any person may keep, maintain or house poultry,
provided that such poultry does not constitute a nuisance or create
a hazard to public health.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Includes chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, pheasant or other
domestically maintained fowl.
Poultry shall be deemed to constitute a nuisance
or to create a hazard to public health in the absence of compliance
with the following conditions:
A.
Poultry shall be kept or maintained only in rear yards
enclosed on all sides by a fence.
B.
No more than 15 birds herein defined as "poultry"
may be kept or maintained for every 500 square feet of rear yard space
being used for the keeping of poultry.
C.
Poultry shall be confined at all times to the property
on which they are kept, possessed or maintained.
D.
Poultry refuse and feed must be stored in metal containers
with metal covers or in a rodentproof container.
E.
No person who keeps, possesses, maintains or houses
poultry shall permit the poultry to make noises of such a nature as
to be heard beyond the property on which such poultry are harbored
between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
F.
The area in which poultry are kept shall be cleaned
regularly (at least once each day) and shall always be maintained
in a sanitary condition.
G.
All structures in which poultry are kept are accessory
buildings requiring building permits.
