[Adopted 1-21-1998 by Ord. No. 11; amended in its entirety 7-12-2021 by Ord. No. 07-21]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes § 61.35, the Village
Board of Trustees of Greenville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, hereby
regulates the keeping of farm animals in certain areas in Greenville,
Outagamie County, Wisconsin, as described herein.
The purpose of this article is to regulate the keeping of farm
animals within certain areas in Greenville, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Pursuant to the definition of "livestock" in Wisconsin Statutes
§ 95.51(1), bovine animals, equine animals, goats, poultry,
sheep, swine, farm-raised deer, and any other kind of animal the Department
of Agriculture identifies by rule.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Includes owner, owners, tenants, lessees and/or occupants.
A.
No farm animal shall be raised, harbored, cared or provided for on
any parcel of land in Greenville in the following areas:
(1)
Within all zoning districts except for AGD-General Agricultural District,
AGD-FP-General Agricultural Farmland Preservation Overlay District,
and RR-Rural Residential District.
B.
Minimum lot sizes.
(1)
A minimum of three acres is required per farm animal for property
zoned RR-Rural Residential except the minimum lot size for each beehive
shall be 5,000 sq. ft.
(2)
There are no minimum lot sizes for property zoned AGD-General Agricultural
District or AGD-FP-General Agricultural Farmland Preservation Overlay
District.
E.
Registration. Property owners are required to register their farm
animals pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes § 95.51(2).
Properties that are not in compliance with these regulations
but have farm animals prior to July 12, 2021, may continue to keep
them but shall not add more.
Greenville does hereby determine that the keeping of said animals
in the above-described areas is a nuisance. Any person violating this
article shall be notified by certified mail by the appropriate official
from Greenville, or by an issued written police order, to remove the
farm animal within a five-day period. If the farm animal is not removed
with said five-day period, Greenville shall assess a penalty of $50
for each day that the farm animal remains after the five-day period.
Further, Greenville shall proceed in the Circuit Court for Outagamie
County to obtain an injunction removing said farm animal. Greenville
shall seek an order for removal of said farm animal, and the farm
animal shall be destroyed, and the cost of removal and destruction
of said farm animal shall be assessed against the owner of the real
estate on which the farm animal is located. Greenville shall further
collect its costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, for all action
under this article.
