It is unlawful for any person to leave standing any livestock
on a public street or alley within the city.
(Ordinance 996 adopted 5/2/07; 2004 Code, sec. 2.401; Ordinance 1243 adopted 2/6/18)
It is unlawful for any person to hitch or tie any livestock
to a shade tree, fence or house on or along any sidewalk in the city.
(Ordinance 996 adopted 5/2/07; 2004 Code, sec. 2.402; Ordinance 1243 adopted 2/6/18)
(a)
No
person shall keep a horse on any premises if:
(b)
The
manure and debris incident to the maintenance and care of horses shall
be scraped from the floor and raked from pens or areas with such frequency
as to prevent the same from serving as breeding places for insects
and from emitting noxious odors. The manure and debris scraped or
raked, as provided above, shall immediately be collected and either
placed and kept in a waterproof and insect proof container until removed
from the premises. The inside walls, ceilings, roosts, and floors
of the structure in which the horses are housed shall be treated and
kept treated with effective material manufactured and sold for the
control of flies, mites, and lice and applied according to the manufacturer’s
directions.
(c)
Horses
on less than one acre for each horse as of January 1, 2018, may receive
a grandfathered status on the license with the city by March 1, 2018.
No additional horses shall be allowed on less than one acre for each
horse.
(Ordinance 996 adopted 5/2/07; 2004 Code, sec. 2.403; Ordinance 1194 adopted 5/3/16; Ordinance 1243 adopted 2/6/18)
No person shall keep swine within the city.
(Ordinance 996 adopted 5/2/07; 2004 Code, sec. 2.404; Ordinance 1243 adopted 2/6/18)
No person shall keep goats or sheep on any premises if:
(1)
The
overall area within which the goat or sheep is kept is less than one
acre for each goat or sheep kept;
(2)
The
premises are unsanitary; or
(3)
The
premises where the goats or sheep are kept are a public nuisance as
determined by a proceeding in municipal court initiated by the issuance
of a citation or summons.
(Ordinance 1243 adopted 2/6/18)
No person shall keep more than six (6) female fowl on a property
up to one acre:
(1)
Fowl
shall be kept in a coop behind a solid fenced backyard;
(2)
The
premises where the fowl are kept shall not be unsanitary; and
(3)
The
premises where the fowl are kept shall not be a public nuisance as
determined by a proceeding in municipal court initiated by the issuance
of a citation or summons.
(Ordinance 1243 adopted 2/6/18)
No person shall keep within the city any male chickens/roosters.
Male chickens/roosters existing as of January 1, 2018 are grandfathered.
No additional male chickens/roosters are allowed to remain within
the city.
(Ordinance 1243 adopted 2/6/18)
(a)
Permit required.
No person shall keep within the city,
any wild animal, exotic animal, or exotic bird, warm-or-cold-blooded
(not including caged pet rodents, caged pet birds and animals in aquariums)
unless a permit is obtained from the animal control officer in accordance
with the provisions in this chapter.
(b)
Application to keep exotic animals fee.
Application for any permit required in subsection (a) shall be made in writing to the animal control officer, accompanied by payment determined by city council, to pay part of the cost of executing this article and is not to be prorated or refunded. The application shall state the name and residence of the applicant, the location of the premises where the animal or bird is to be kept, the number and kind of such animals or birds, and the kind of enclosure within which they are to be kept.
(c)
Renewal, amendment of permit to keep exotic animals.
The permit required by subsection (a) shall be renewed annually by October 31st each year, accompanied by payment of a fee established by city council. If ownership of the place in which the animal is kept is changed, the permit may be changed accordingly upon written verified application and payment of a fee established by city council for amending the permit.
(d)
Findings prerequisite to permit for exotic animals.
(1)
The animal control officer shall determine, by inspection or otherwise,
whether the keeping of exotic animals as proposed is in violation
of any law or ordinance, and whether the keeping of exotic animals
will constitute a public nuisance. In making this determination, the
animal control officer shall consider the following factors and be
guided by the following standards:
(A)
The area of the premises on which the animals are to be kept;
(B)
Whether the keeping of animals will endanger the public health or
cause odors or noises offensive to persons of ordinary sensibilities
residing in the vicinity; and
(C)
Whether the keeping of such animals considering all the circumstances,
is likely to endanger persons or property.
(2)
The animal control officer shall verify the information in the application
and shall issue or refuse the permit accordingly. The permit may include
reasonable conditions determined by the animal control officer to
be necessary to prevent a public nuisance, such as the number and
kind of animals to be kept thereon. All conditions of a permit are
subject to review and revision by the animal control officer.
(e)
Suspension, revocation, alteration of permit.
After reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard, the animal control officer may suspend or revoke any permit issued under subsection (a) for violation of this chapter by the permittee. After issuing a permit, the animal control officer may add conditions or restrictions to the permit if investigation indicates any changes since the original permit was issued.
(Ordinance 996 adopted 5/2/07; 2004 Code, secs. 2.405–2.409; Ordinance 1243 adopted 2/6/18)
(a)
All
animals and birds (except dogs, cats, caged pet rodents, caged pet
birds, fowl and rabbits the keeping of which is otherwise regulated
herein) shall be kept in a secure pen or enclosure which shall not
be less than one hundred (100) feet from any inhabited dwelling (except
that of the owner or person keeping such animals or birds) or any
hotel, apartment house, tenement house, hospital, church or school.
(b)
Fowl
and rabbits shall be kept in a secure pen or enclosure that is at
least 30 feet from any inhabited dwelling that is not the owner’s
dwelling, or any hotel, apartment houses, tenement houses, hospital,
church or school; provided, the pen or enclosure may be within 20
feet of such buildings if separated therefrom by a public alley and
by a solid fence or wall at least six feet high between the pen or
enclosure and the alley; and provided, further, homing pigeons may
be released from the pen or enclosure for the purpose of supervised
flights.
(c)
The
word “kept” as used in this section does not prevent the
temporary removal of the animal or bird from the pen for any normal
use or purpose. In the case of animals for which a permit is issued,
the animal control officer may waive the requirements as to distance
from dwellings or other buildings if keeping the animal in a dwelling
or close by will not endanger the public health or create a public
nuisance.
(d)
The
owner or person in possession of the pen or enclosure must keep it
in such a manner as not to give off odors offensive to persons residing
in the vicinity, or to breed or attract flies, mosquitoes, or other
noxious insects, or in any manner to endanger the public health or
create a public nuisance.
(e)
All
persons keeping such animals and birds must comply with the following
regulations.
(1)
Manure and droppings must be removed from pens, stables, yards, cages
and other enclosures at least twice weekly and handled or disposed
of in such a manner as to keep the premises free of any nuisance.
(2)
Mound storage of droppings or manure between such removals will only
be permitted under such conditions as to protect against the breeding
of flies and to prevent migration of fly larvae (maggots) into the
surrounding soil.
(3)
Feed troughs may be provided for the feeding of vegetables, meat
scraps, or garbage and such feeding must be done only in containers
or on an impervious platform.
(4)
Watering troughs or tanks may be provided that will be equipped with
adequate facilities for draining the overflow, as to prevent the breeding
of flies, mosquitoes, or other insects.
(5)
No rancid material may be allowed to accumulate on the premises,
and all such material used as feed that is unconsumed must be removed
daily and disposed of by burial or other means approved by the animal
control officer.
(f)
For
the purpose of enforcing this article, the animal control officer
must make inspections of all places where animals or birds are kept;
and the making of an application for or the issuing of any permit
under this article constitutes consent for entry and inspection of
the officer or his or her appointed agent(s) at all reasonable times.
(Ordinance 996 adopted 5/2/07; 2004 Code, sec. 2.410; Ordinance 1243 adopted 2/6/18)
The permit requirements of this article do not apply to animals
kept for scientific purposes by any educational or scientific institution,
nor to animals belonging to a licensed circus or animal shows exhibited
in the city temporarily, nor to animals or birds kept by the city
for exhibition in a public park or zoo, nor to the animals kept at
the G. Rollie White Complex or veterinary clinics, nor to animals
kept for the purpose of 4-H/FFA youth programs. Such animals or birds,
however, shall be kept as not to constitute a public nuisance or a
danger to the public health or safety of any person, or group of persons
within the city.
(Ordinance 996 adopted 5/2/07; 2004 Code, sec. 2.411; Ordinance 1243 adopted 2/6/18)
