No person shall keep or maintain any live poultry or fowl, even
for noncommercial purposes, without first having obtained a license
or permit for that purpose from the Board covering the premises intended
to be so used.
All coops and runs shall be located outside of and completely apart
from any building used wholly or in part for dwelling purposes, in
which people congregate or used as a food or eating establishment.
A sufficient number of roosts to provide roosting space for each
individual specimen of poultry or fowl kept in said coop and a sufficient
number of properly placed drop boards beneath each roost to catch
all droppings excreted by the said poultry or other fowl while on
the roost shall be provided.
All coops and runs and the entire surroundings of all such places
shall be kept clean at all times and shall be subject to periodic
inspection by the Health Officer of the Township or his representative.
All of the droppings shall be removed from each coop and buried,
removed from the premises or otherwise disposed of in a manner approved
by the Board, at least once each week.
All food for immediate consumption shall be placed in suitable feed
troughs or similar containers, and all other food shall be stored
in ratproof containers at all times.
No coop or run shall be located within 50 feet of any dwelling unit
or place where people congregate or within 200 feet of any food or
eating establishment or within 50 feet of any property line.
No person shall keep more than one individual specimen of poultry
or fowl in any coop for each three square feet of usable floor space
within said coop.