[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Winslow as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted by Town Warrant, 1969, Art. 20 (Ch. 3, Art. I, of the 1976 Code)]
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No dogs shall be kept within the limits of the Town, unless such dog has been licensed by its owner in accordance with the statutes of the state.
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Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:
DOG
A member of the genus and species known as Canis familiaris and those animals meeting the definition of "wolf hybrid."
OWNER
Any person or persons, firm, association or corporation owning, keeping, sheltering or harboring a dog.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
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No owner of any dog older than six months shall keep or maintain such dog unless it has been vaccinated by a veterinary surgeon with anti-rabies vaccine, within one year preceding the date on which such dog is kept or maintained.
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Any person found violating this section shall be fined not less than $50, nor more than $200, plus costs of prosecution.
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No person shall permit any dog licensed or unlicensed to run at large.
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Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:
AT LARGE
Off the premises of the owner, and not under the control of any person by means of a chain, rope, or cord of sufficient strength to control the action of the dog (or such other personal presence and attentions as will reasonably control the conduct of such dog).
[Amended by Town Warrant 1961, Art. 79; 11-14-2016 by Ord. No. 13-2016]
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Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated:
DANGEROUS DOG
A dog declared to be a dangerous dog by a court of law.
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Permit required. No person shall knowingly sell, own, offer for sale, breed, possess, keep, or attempt to buy, or train a dangerous dog within the Town unless the owner has received proper permits and/or authorizations pursuant to this article.
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Keeping of dangerous dogs. The owner of a dangerous dog shall be required to:
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Register the dangerous dog with the ACO and must provide the ACO with a copy of the court order declaring the dog as a dangerous dog within 10 days of the court's decision; and
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Provide the ACO with proof of liability insurance in an amount not less than $300,000 covering bodily injury or death of any person or animal, or for damages any person's or entity's property, resulting from the keeping of such dangerous dog(s); and
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Provide to the ACO the owner's full name and address, breed, age, sex, color, and any other identifying marks of said dog; the location where the dog is to be kept if not at the address of the owner; two color photographs of the dangerous dog; and the aforementioned certificate of liability insurance; and
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The owner of a dangerous dog shall be required, pursuant to this section, to post on the owner's property, an adequate number of warning symbols/signs to inform all persons, including children, that there is a dangerous dog on the property.
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Anyone who moves into Winslow with a dangerous dog must notify the ACO within 30 days and be in compliance with this ordinance within 10 days thereafter.
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Penalties. This section shall be enforced by the ACO or any duly authorized law enforcement official. The penalty for a first offense is a fine of $500, which cannot be suspended, the penalty for a second offense is $750, which cannot be suspended, the penalty for a third and subsequent offense is $1,000, which cannot be suspended. Upon conviction, the owner is also responsible for the Town's reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.
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The municipal officers or their designated agents, are authorized to enter into administrative consent agreements to abate violations and recover penalties, reasonable attorney fees and costs.
[Amended 8-8-1985 by Ord. No. 5-1983; 11-14-2016 by Ord. No. 13-16]
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Action constituting a nuisance. It shall be unlawful for an owner or keeper of a dog to allow such dog to cause annoyance or disturbance to any persons by barking, howling or making other sounds common to its species if such sounds recur in steady, rapid succession for five minutes or more or recur intermittently for one hour or more, or by running after or chasing persons, bicycles, automobiles or other vehicles. This section shall not apply if any dog is provoked by trespassing people or animals on private property on which the animal is situated or by other legitimate cause for provocation.
[Amended 10-10-2017 by Ord. No. 10-2017]
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Impoundment of nuisance dogs. Any dog constituting a nuisance as set out in Subsection A may be impounded by any member of the humane shelter, or any Winslow police officer, if the owner cannot be reasonably located. The owner of the dog shall pay the full cost incurred for the board and shelter of the animal.
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Penalty. Any owner violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Follow the procedure in state law for stray dogs and the disposition of dogs at large.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original § 3-7, Conditions of release from impoundment, which immediately followed this section, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
Instead of or in addition to seizing and impounding the dog, the Town may prosecute the owner of any dog running at large. Any person, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200, plus the cost of prosecution.
[Amended 11-12-2002 by Ord. No. 3-2002; 11-14-2016 by Ord. No. 13-2016]
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No person shall allow any dog owned by him/her or under his/her control to defecate upon public street, road, sidewalk, park or other public property within the Town of Winslow, or upon private property (except for that property owned by the owner of the dog) unless such defecation is immediately bagged, and removed, and properly and adequately disposed of in a sanitary manner in a proper waste receptacle by said owner or controller of the dog. This paragraph shall not apply to any dog trained for the purpose of aiding a sight-impaired person and engaged in that function or to any person with a handicap who, by reason of that handicap, is physically unable to comply with the requirements of this paragraph.
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Any owner or person who has a dog under his/her control who violates any provision of this section shall, upon adjudication, be fined not less than $50 nor more than $200, plus the costs and expenses of prosecution including but not limited to the Town's attorney's fees and expenses, and the salaries and wages of Town personnel involved in investigating, preparing, and prosecuting such violation. All such fines, fees, costs, and expenses shall be paid to the Town of Winslow.
[Adopted 6-13-2016 by Ord. No. 2-2016; amended in its entirety 11-14-2016 by Ord. No. 13-2016 (Ch. 3, Art. II, of the 1976 Code)]
The purpose of this article is to provide standards for the keeping of domesticated chickens. The article is intended to enable residents in the Mixed-Use Zoning District with less than two-acre lots, as well as, Medium-Density Residential (MR) and High-Density Residential (HR) zoning districts to keep a small number of chickens on appropriately sized lots while limiting the potential adverse impacts on the surrounding neighborhood.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
BROILER CHICKEN
A male or female chicken raised for its meat and not older than 10 weeks.
CHICKEN PEN
An outdoor fenced-in area connected to a henhouse for the purpose of allowing chickens to leave the henhouse while remaining in an enclosed, predator-safe environment.
ENCLOSURE
The combined area of a henhouse and chicken pen.
HENHOUSE
A structure for the sheltering, roosting and nesting of female chickens. A new or legally existing detached shed, garage or barn that may be located within the required district setback can be used for this purpose if it meets all other standards contained in this article.
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No more than six female chickens shall be allowed on lots of 7,000 square feet or more and up to one acre. No more than 12 female chickens shall be allowed on lots one acre or more. No chickens shall be permitted within multifamily complexes, including duplexes.
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Only female chickens are permitted with no restriction on chicken species. The only exception is broiler chickens of either sex that are not more than 10 weeks old.
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Advertising the sale of eggs, chicken breeding or fertilizer production is prohibited.
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Outdoor slaughtering of chickens is prohibited.
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Chickens must be kept in a secure enclosure at all times on lots less than two acres.
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Chickens shall be secured within the henhouse during non-daylight hours.
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Enclosures must be clean, dry and odor-free, kept in a neat and sanitary condition at all times, in a manner that will not disturb the use or enjoyment of abutters due to noise, odor or other adverse impact.
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An enclosure shall not be located in the front yard.
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A henhouse shall be provided and designed to provide safe and healthy living conditions for the chickens, while minimizing adverse impacts to abutters.
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The henhouse shall be fully enclosed with latchable doors and windows. Windows and vents must be covered with predator and bird-proof wire with openings one inch or less.
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The henhouse shall be well maintained. The use of scrap, waste board, sheet metal, or similar materials for the construction of the structure is prohibited.
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Henhouses shall only be located in rear yards and in accordance with applicable zoning district setbacks. In the case of a corner lot, a side yard may be used in accordance with applicable zoning district setbacks.
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Chicken pens must be provided. Where provided on lots less than two acres, the chicken pen shall be attached to the henhouse and the fence shall be constructed to prevent the escape of chickens.
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Chicken pens shall only be located in rear yards and in accordance with applicable zoning district setbacks. In the case of a corner lot, a side yard may be used in accordance with applicable zoning district setbacks.
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Odors from chickens, chicken manure, or other chicken-related substances shall not be perceptible at the property boundaries.
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Perceptible noise from chickens shall not be a nuisance to abutters.
Provision must be made for the proper management of chicken manure and chicken waste.
The initial license shall be issued by the Town Code Enforcement Office after favorable inspection of the premises by the Town Code Enforcement Officer or designee. Licenses shall expire annually on the last day of April. There is no fee for license renewal however licenses shall only be renewed after a review of complaints and inspections, if necessary, to verify that corrective actions are in place.
Any violation of the provisions of this article or of the license shall be grounds for an order from the code enforcement officer to remove the chickens and any noncompliant chicken-related structures. The animal control officer may also order the removal of the chickens upon a determination that the chickens pose a health risk. If a chicken dies, it must be disposed of promptly in a sanitary manner.