(a) 
Swine prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any swine within the city.
(b) 
Minimum area for keeping livestock; maximum number of cows and horses.
Livestock shall have the meaning of any horse, mule, donkey, ponies, cattle, bulls, sheep, or goats, regardless of sex. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep a cow, horse, or other livestock on any premises, the overall area of which is no less than 2 acres, or keep more of said animals that can be cared for under sanitary conditions. The total number of cows or horses permitted shall not exceed four (4) combined.
(c) 
Livestock enclosures generally.
Livestock pens, stables, corrals, or enclosures shall be capable of preventing the escape of the livestock.
(d) 
Location of livestock enclosures.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any horse, cow, cattle, sheep or goat or any other livestock within fifty (50) feet of any residence or occupied building.
(2) 
Any enclosure, pen, corral, or other restrictive area for livestock may not be located within ten (10) feet of any industrially, commercially, or residentially zoned property or any property used for residential purposes.
(e) 
Fowl.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any fowl, such as chickens and ducks, except when the same are kept more than twenty (20) feet from the side property line, or keep more of said animals than can be cared for under sanitary conditions. The total number of fowls permitted shall not exceed six (6) combined.
(1) 
Any fowl kept must have wings clipped.
(2) 
Fowl must be provided a coop as well as maintained in a fenced enclosure.
(3) 
Roosters are prohibited.
(f) 
Selling or displaying animals in certain places prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, trade, barter, lease, rent, give away or display for any purpose any live animal on any roadside, public right-of-way, commercial parking lot or flea market.
(g) 
Defenses.
It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person is:
(1) 
A veterinarian, a peace officer, a person employed by a recognized animal shelter or a person employed by the state or a political subdivision of the state to deal with animals, and has temporary ownership, custody and control of the animal in connection with that position.
(2) 
Keeping livestock or fowl on a tract of land owned by a public or private school containing a minimum of ten (10) acres, and the keeping of livestock or fowl is considered to be for education purposes.
(3) 
Livestock show barns, or slaughter and packing establishments, where animals are kept or housed temporarily are exempted from the provisions of this article.
(h) 
Sanitary requirements.
The owner or person who has custody or control of any animal shall comply with the following standards:
(1) 
All manure and other animal waste shall be removed from pens, corrals, cages, yards, or other enclosures twice a week to an approved disposal site;
(2) 
Food shall be placed in impervious containers on impervious surfaces;
(3) 
Refuse on the premises shall be removed and disposed of by means approved by the animal control officer;
(4) 
Watering troughs or tanks shall be equipped with adequate facility for draining the overflow so as to prevent breeding of flies, mosquitoes or other insects;
(5) 
No putrid material shall be allowed to accumulate on the premises, and all such material used to feed which is unconsumed shall be removed and disposed of by sanitary means.
(Ordinance 1495A adopted 8/8/2022)