(a) 
Any livestock permitted, suffered or allowed by the owner to run at large on private or public property shall be reported to the sheriff of the county as soon as reasonably possible, in accordance with state law.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any livestock to be at large off the property of the owner of the livestock. The owner of the livestock found to be at large shall be responsible for the offense, and no culpable mental state is required.
(1990 Code, sec. 2.701)
(a) 
Livestock shall be enclosed with adequate fences or barriers that will prevent such livestock from damaging shrubbery or other property situated on adjacent property. Such fences or barriers shall be sufficient to prevent the livestock from escaping the enclosure.
(b) 
All yards, barns, pens, stables, sheds or other enclosures in which livestock is confined shall be of a size to allow said animals sufficient space to move freely and not endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the animal or animals.
(c) 
The owner keeping any livestock shall keep all yards, barns, pens, stables, sheds or other enclosures in which such animals are confined in such a manner so as not to give off odors offensive to persons of ordinary sensibilities in the immediate vicinity, or to breed or attract flies, or other noxious insects or rodents, or in any manner to endanger the public health, safety, or welfare, or to create a public nuisance.
(1990 Code, sec. 2.702)
(a) 
Large livestock.
It shall be unlawful for any owner to keep on premises under his or her control, within the city limits, any large livestock, except swine which are covered by section 4.05.007 herein, in such a manner that the livestock’s primary quarters are closer than one hundred feet (100') from any human living quarters other than the owner’s or keeper’s living quarters. No large livestock shall be permitted to graze, forage or otherwise roam within one hundred feet (100') of any neighboring dwelling, residence, or structure used for human occupancy, other than that of the owner or keeper of said large livestock.
(b) 
Medium livestock.
It shall be unlawful for any owner to keep on premises under his or her control, within the city limits, any medium livestock in such a manner that the livestock’s primary quarters are closer than seventy-five feet (75') from any human living quarters other than the owner’s or keeper’s living quarters. No medium livestock shall be permitted to graze, forage or otherwise roam within seventy-five feet (75') of any neighboring dwelling, residence, or structure used for human occupancy, other than that of the owner or keeper of said medium livestock.
(c) 
Small livestock.
It shall be unlawful for any owner to keep on premises under his or her control, within the city limits, any small livestock in such a manner that the livestock’s primary quarters are closer than forty feet (40') from any human living quarters other than the owner’s or keeper’s living quarters. No small livestock shall be permitted to graze, forage or otherwise roam within forty feet (40') of any neighboring dwelling, residence, or structure used for human occupancy, other than that of the owner or keeper of said small livestock.
(1990 Code, sec. 2.703)
(a) 
There shall be an exemption from the regulations outlined in section 4.05.003 herein for those areas zoned as agricultural and for those members of recognized youth organizations who are required to maintain livestock projects. The exemption for members of recognized youth organizations who are required to maintain livestock projects shall become effective only after a permit application has been submitted to the planning department of the city said application has been approved by the animal control officer. A permit granted under this section will expire twelve (12) months after issue. The fee for the youth livestock exemption permit is as set forth in section A4.05.004 of appendix A to this code.
(b) 
Those facilities maintained by the city as an animal shelter, a veterinary hospital operated by a licensed veterinarian who retains animals for veterinary medical care, or a bona fide publicly or privately owned zoological park shall be exempt from the requirements of section 4.05.003.
(1990 Code, sec. 2.707; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep animals within the city of such a number that the animals constitute a public nuisance or menace to public health or safety the overall area of which is less than one-half (1/2) acre for each cow or horse kept, except for calves and foals under the age of one (1) year, or keep more large livestock than can be cared for under sanitary conditions and not create a public nuisance.
(b) 
Save and except those areas zoned agricultural, it shall be unlawful for any person to keep livestock within the corporate limits of the city unless the keeping of said livestock is in compliance with the following restrictions:
(1) 
There shall be no more than one (1) head of large livestock, as defined in section 4.01.001 of this chapter, for the first one-half (1/2) acre of land. There shall be no more than one (1) additional head of large livestock for each additional one-half (1/2) acre of land in the same parcel.
(2) 
There shall be no more than two (2) head of medium livestock, as defined in section 4.01.001 of this chapter, for the first one-fourth (1/4) acre of land. There shall be no more than two (2) additional head of medium livestock for each additional one-fourth (1/4) acre of land in the same parcel.
(3) 
There shall be no more than four (4) head of small livestock, as defined in section 4.01.001 of this chapter, for the first one-eighth (1/8) acre of land. There shall be no more than four (4) additional head of small livestock for each additional one-eighth (1/8) acre of land in the same parcel.
(1990 Code, sec. 2.704)
Stallions capable of breeding will be confined in such a manner that said horse will not be dangerous to human beings, and all breeding will be under the control of the owner or handler.
(1990 Code, sec. 2.705)
It shall be unlawful for any owner to keep swine within the city limits, except in a zoning district classified “agriculture.” In no event shall the number of swine so kept exceed two (2) adult head and piglets up to three (3) months of age. Swine shall not be quartered closer than three hundred feet (300') from any living quarters, other than the owner’s or keeper’s living quarters.
(1990 Code, sec. 2.706)