It shall be unlawful to keep chickens and ducks in the Borough
of Tyrone except as provided by this article.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or owners of any chickens and ducks to allow the same to run at large upon any of the common thoroughfares, sidewalks, passageways, play areas, parks, streets, alleys, or public highways or any place where people congregate or walk, or upon any public or private property without an approved coop and run in the Borough. Any chicken or duck not contained within an approved coop or run shall be deemed "at large." Any owner of a chicken or duck found to be running at large shall be guilty of a nuisance in the same manner as declared by §
61-2 of this chapter.
Any property owner who wishes to keep chickens or ducks at their
property shall obtain a permit from the Borough of Tyrone and pay
a fee as established by Borough Council from time to time. Applications
submitted by tenants of rental properties must submit a letter from
the property owner indicating their consent to the keeping of chickens
at the property.
No owner of property shall keep more than six chickens or ducks
on their property, all of which shall be of the female gender. No
roosters or drakes shall be permitted to be kept in the Borough of
Tyrone. Property owners may only keep either chickens or ducks on
their property, but not both chickens and ducks at the same time.
All owner or owners of chickens or ducks within the limits of
the Borough are hereby required to house the same at all times under
sanitary conditions so that the keeping of chickens or ducks shall
not become either a public or private nuisance. The following provisions
apply:
A. Chickens and ducks shall be housed in a coop no larger than 100 square
feet and must allow for at least four square feet per chicken or duck.
B. Chicken or duck feces on private property shall not be allowed to
accumulate to the degree that it becomes a public health nuisance
or hazard. In cases where chicken or duck feces does accumulate on
private property, the owner shall be in violation of this article.