A person commits an offense if the person keeps a dangerous wild animal within the city. It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for this violation that the dangerous wild animal is kept as part of a circus, performing animal exhibition, zoological park, or to individuals keeping wild animals as properly permitted wildlife rehabilitators, as required by state and federal regulations.
(Ordinance 558-19 adopted 9/9/19)
A person commits an offense if the person keeps swine on any property within the city limits.
(Ordinance 558-19 adopted 9/9/19)
Livestock and fowl, that are kept, owned or harbored within a land use zoning classification allowing same shall constitute a nuisance if any such animal is kept, fenced, stabled, or pastured within 100 feet of an occupied building. The term “occupied building” as used herein shall mean a building occupied by any person, other than buildings and structures owned or controlled by the owner of the animals involved. This section does not apply to “occupied buildings” constructed after the keeping of any livestock and/or fowl is in place.
(1) 
Any animal of the order Ungulata (such as antelope, deer, bison and camels) may not be kept on parcels of land of less than five acres and which are not zoned for agricultural use.
(2) 
Pigeons kept for purposes of competition and registered with a recognized association of pigeon fanciers shall be an exception to this article, provided that:
(A) 
A person may not keep more than 20 pigeons at one location.
(B) 
The enclosure for such birds is maintained in a sanitary and odor-free condition, and is located no less than 50 feet from an adjacent residential or commercial structure, excluding the residence or business of the owner.
(Ordinance 558-19 adopted 9/9/19)
For the purposes of this section, fowl shall be limited to female chickens, hens. A person commits an offense if the person knowingly:
(1) 
Keeps or maintains more than four fowl;
(2) 
Keeps or maintains fowl in an adequate fowl shelter, including the fenced run, at a distance closer than 25 feet of an “occupied building” as defined in section 2.09.003;
(3) 
Fails to provide an adequate fowl shelter as defined in article 2.01;
(4) 
Keeps or maintains fowl in the front yard area;
(5) 
Fails to provide fowl with fresh, clean water and food;
(6) 
Fails to store fowl feed in secure containers protected from rodents, insects and other animals;
(7) 
Keeps or maintains roosters;
(8) 
Slaughters fowl;
(9) 
Fails to keep or maintain fowl within a fowl shelter, pen, coop or hutch as defined in article 2.01. A fenced yard shall not qualify as a pen, coop or hutch;
(10) 
Keeps or maintains fowl in a manner that creates offensive odors, fly breeding, or any other nuisance or condition that is injurious to the public safety, or welfare;
(11) 
Sells eggs for profit. Any eggs produced by fowl permitted under this section shall be for personal use only;
(12) 
Fails to allow an animal control officer to inspect the fowl shelter, pen, coop, or hutch and related premises.
(Ordinance 558-19 adopted 9/9/19)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having care, custody or control over any livestock, except the horses used by the city police department, to:
(1) 
Cause or permit any livestock to be pastured, herded, staked or tied in any street, lane, alley, park or other public place;
(2) 
Tie, stake or pasture or permit the tying, staking or pasturing of any animal upon any private property within the city without the consent of the owner or occupant of such property, or in such a way as to permit any livestock to trespass upon any street or other public place or upon any private property; or
(3) 
Permit any livestock to be or remain during the nighttime secured by a stake, or secured in any manner other than by enclosing such animal in a pen, corral or barn sufficient and adequate to restrain such livestock.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any livestock within the city in a pen or other enclosure situated at any point closer than 200 feet to any residence, excluding the residence of the person keeping or harboring the livestock.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any livestock within the city in a pen or other enclosure which has less than 600 square feet of area for each livestock.
(Ordinance 558-19 adopted 9/9/19)
Exception for keeping swine and certain animals for bona fide or accredited educational purposes at a high school agricultural facility. It is an exception to the application of this article 2.09 that otherwise prohibited animals, including swine and other livestock and farm animals including, sheep, swine, goats, horses and cattle may be housed, pastured and fed within the city limits for certain educational purposes at a high school agricultural facility. The exemption extended above to high school agricultural facilities shall apply only to facilities situated upon property that is owned and maintained by a public-school district or a private school. The exception described herein does not include declared dangerous animals as defined herein or state law.
(1) 
Eligibility to keep certain animals.
In order to keep any of the animals listed in this section of this article for educational purposes, the person responsible for the care and feeding of the animal or animals shall be enrolled as a student in a vocational agriculture course sanctioned by the state education agency, and such animals must be maintained by the student as a vocational agriculture project the maintenance of which will affect that student’s grade.
(2) 
Immunizations.
All animals maintained for educational purposes shall be given any immunizations ordinarily required for the responsible maintenance of that particular breed and species. Certification of such immunization shall be provided by the vocational agriculture instructor upon request by a city inspector.
(3) 
Certification to be provided on request.
Certification of any animal as a vocational agriculture project shall be provided at the request of a city inspector by the vocational agriculture instructor.
(4) 
Applicability of other ordinances.
The organization, district, or person in charge of animals exempt under this article from the other requirements and provisions of this article shall not be relieved of the operation of any of the other applicable provisions of this code, including, without limitation, those governing sanitary conditions, nuisances, and noises.
(5) 
Enclosures.
Animals used for educational purposes must be kept within enclosures which may include fences, corrals, barns, pens, etc., and be sufficient to meet the sanitary standards stated herein.
(6) 
Nuisance; adverse impact.
Property owners keeping swine, livestock or other animals for educational purposes must maintain such animals in a manner that does not cause a nuisance and create an adverse impact to neighboring properties. Potential negative impacts on adjacent properties include odors, noise, drainage, erosion, insects and rodents.
(Ordinance 558-19 adopted 9/9/19)