The city council shall select and establish a place for impounding animals found running at large in violation of this chapter.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-2; Ordinance adopting Code)
Keeping of chickens, pigeons, rabbits, dogs, cats and all other animals and fowl under certain conditions constitutes a nuisance. The keeping or causing to be kept of any animal or fowl in pens or enclosed areas kept in such a manner that has become offensive, producing odors capable of annoying persons living in the vicinity, or kept in an unclean condition, as determined by the city health officer or his deputy, is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-3; Ordinance adopting Code)
Whenever any complaint is made to the city as to the unsanitary condition or offensive odors resulting from the keeping of animals/fowl, or if such shall come to the attention of the city without complaint, the city health officer or his deputy shall investigate the same, and if such unsanitary condition is found to exist the same shall constitute a nuisance. The health officer may give the owner or possessor of the animal/fowl instructions as to how to clean up such premises and abate the nuisance, and if such unsanitary condition is not remedied within twenty-four (24) hours thereafter, complaint shall be filed against such owner, keeper or possessor for maintaining a nuisance in the city.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-7; Ordinance adopting Code)
The failure on the part of the owner, operator, agent or driver of any truck, trailer or other vehicle that has been used for the hauling of any livestock, animals or fowl, when parked in or on any highway, street, alley, vacant lot or tract of land, either public or private, or in any service station or garage within the corporate limits of the city, to move such truck, trailer or other vehicle containing manure or excreta or liquid discharge of such livestock, animals or fowl when notified by the director of the department of public health of the city to move such truck, trailer or other vehicle, to such location as will not disturb the inhabitants of the city by reason of the odor, gases or fumes caused by the contents of the truck, trailer or other vehicle, is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-4)
(a) 
The city may prevent a person from bringing, depositing, or having in the municipal limits a carcass or other offensive or unwholesome substance or matter.
(b) 
The city may require a person to remove or destroy any offensive or unwholesome substance, matter, filth, putrid or unsound beef, pork, fowl or fish, or hides or skins of any kind that the person is responsible for placing in the municipality.
(c) 
If a person does not comply with the provisions adopted under subsection (a) and/or (b), the city may:
(1) 
Impose a fine or punishment in accordance with section 1.01.009 of this code;
(2) 
Authorize a municipal officer to remove or destroy the offending material or matter at the owner’s expense; and
(3) 
Require the owner of a dead animal to remove the dead animal to a place designated by the city.
(d) 
Each day any violation of this section or other ordinances shall continue shall constitute a separate offense unless otherwise provided.
(Ordinance adopted 10/10/00)
(a) 
As used in this section, the term “bee hive” is defined as any box, group of boxes, or any other thing or object adapted to the keeping of bees.
(b) 
No person shall keep bees in any area of the city except in those areas where the bee hives will be located five hundred (500) feet or more from the nearest dwelling, which shall not apply to the dwelling of the owner of the bees.
(c) 
No person shall keep bees in excess of two (2) hives where the hives are located between five hundred (500) and seven hundred fifty (750) feet from the nearest dwelling, or over eight (8) hives regardless of the distance to the nearest dwelling; further, it shall be unlawful to have bees, regardless of the above limitations, in such numbers that they congregate in excessive numbers on property other than the owner of the bees in such a way as to interfere with the peaceful occupation of that property by its owner.
(1987 Code, sec. 5-5)
Dangerous wild animals, as defined in V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code, section 822.101, shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of V.T.C.A, Health and Safety Code, chapter 822, subchapter E, section 822.101 et seq.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
It is unlawful for any household to own or keep more than three (3) dogs or three (3) cats or a combination of three (3) dogs and cats upon any private premises within the city limits subject to the following exceptions: a veterinary clinic, an animal hospital or similar facility; an animal shelter; a kennel; a groomer; a pet shop; a research institution; a qualified researcher; a performing animal exhibition; a breeder; or a litter up to 12 weeks old.
(Ordinance adopting Code)