[Adopted 6-20-2019 by L.L. No. 3-2019]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat.
Permitting to remain or to be lodged or to be fed within
the house, store, yard, enclosure or other place.
Any person or persons, firm, association, or corporation
owning, keeping, harboring, having charge, custody or control of a
chicken.
Any person or persons, firm, association, or corporation
owning, keeping or harboring a chicken.
A male domestic chicken.
Off the premises of the owner and not under control of the
owner or a member of his or her immediate family.
The provisions of this article shall apply to any owner of a
chicken residing within or any person harboring a chicken within or
any person, owner or otherwise, bringing a chicken within the Village
of Montour Falls, County of Schuyler, State of New York.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, owner, or otherwise to permit
or allow the slaughtering or meat processing of any chicken on their
property within the Village of Montour Falls.
B.
Chickens must be provided with a covered, predator-resistant housing
that is properly ventilated, designed to be easily accessed, cleaned
and maintained. The housing must be at least two square feet in size
for each chicken in the owner's possession.
C.
The housing and run must be maintained to reduce nuisances such as
odor, vermin, flies and manure accumulation.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any owner to permit or allow any chicken
to run at large or to commit a nuisance upon the premises of a person
other than the owner or person harboring such chicken.
E.
Roosters and guinea fowl are expressly prohibited, regardless of
the age or maturity of the bird.
F.
No person, owner, or otherwise shall possess more than 12 chickens
at any one time.
A permit shall be obtained from the Village of Montour Falls
Building Inspector to own or possess any chickens within the Village
of Montour Falls.
For any and every violation of the provisions of this article,
the owner, lessee, tenant or any other person having an interest in
the property where such violation has been committed or shall exist
and who neglects or refuses to abate such violation within five days
after written notice has been served upon him/her by personal service
or by certified mail shall, for each and every violation, be subject
to a fine of $250 for each and every day that such violation shall
continue after such notice.
