City of Crisfield, MD
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2023-06-14
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Part III: General Legislation
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Chapter 40 Dogs and Other Animals
- Part I: The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part II: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Amusement Tax
- Ch 4 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 10 Infractions, Municipal
- Ch 11 Inventory and Related Taxes
- Ch 14 Officers
- Ch 16 Planning Commission
- Ch 17 Police Department
- Ch 18 School Crossing Guards
- Part III: General Legislation
- Ch 21 Annexations
- Ch 25 Bicycles
- Ch 28 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 30 Building Construction
- Ch 33 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 34 Burnings, Controlled
- Ch 34A Cable Television
- Ch 35 Convenience Stores
- Ch 36 Construction Standards and Specifications for Water, Sewers and Streets
- Ch 38 Dock, Municipal
- Ch 40 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 40 Art I Keeping of Chickens and Livestock
- § 40-1 Raising of chickens restricted.
- § 40-1.1 Livestock prohibited.
- § 40-2 Nonapplicability.
- § 40-3 Maintenance of stables and stable yards.
- § 40-4 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 42 Elections
- Ch 43 Electrical Standards
- Ch 43A Emergencies
- Ch 44 Ethics
- Ch 45 Fees
- Ch 46 Firearms
- Ch 47 Fire Department
- Ch 48 Fire Prevention
- Ch 51 Floodplain Management
- Ch 54 Fortune-Telling
- Ch 58 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 64 Housing Standards
- Ch 70 Investments, Public
- Ch 73 (Reserved)
- Ch 74 Noise
- Ch 79 Nuisances
- Ch 83 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 84 Permits and Licenses
- Ch 84A Personal Conduct
- Ch 84B Play Vehicles
- Ch 85 Plumbing
- Ch 87 Pool Halls and Billiard Rooms
- Ch 88 Property Maintenance
- Ch 89 Public Property and Ways
- Ch 90 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 91 Residential Rental Housing
- Ch 94 Sewers
- Ch 94A Stormwater Management
- Ch 95 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 96 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 100 Taxation
- Ch 101 Taxicabs
- Ch 104 (Reserved)
- Ch 106 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 106A Citations for Parking Violations and Vehicle Impoundment
- Ch 109 Water
- Ch 112 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A114 (Reserved)
- Ch A115 Affirmative Action Plan
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of Crisfield
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Provisions regarding dogs are currently covered
by the county and are enforced in the city by the county.
[Adopted 7-14-1943 by Ord. No. 191]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or, corporation
to raise or maintain chickens in the excess of 25 in number for commercial
purposes within the corporate limits of Crisfield, Maryland, closer than 150
feet to any dwelling or store.
[Added 9-21-1999 by Ord. No. 527]
The keeping of cattle, horses, swine, sheep and goats within the City
of Crisfield is prohibited.
This chapter shall not apply to any person or persons, firm or corporation
who is, at the time of the passage of this chapter, maintaining, keeping and
raising chickens for a commercial purpose.
[Added 9-21-1999 by Ord. No. 528[1]]
All stables and stable yards shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition
at all times, and no manure shall be allowed to accumulate in the stable or
stable yards.
[Amended 9-12-1979 by Ord. No. 333]
Violation of this chapter shall be deemed to be an infraction. The penalty
for violation shall be $25 for each initial offense and $50 for each repeat
offense.
