It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep or maintain or permit to be kept or maintained, in this city, any horse, mule, donkey, goat, cow or any similar animal within 150 feet of the dwelling house of another, and it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep or maintain, or permit to be kept or maintained, in this city, any chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, geese, or rabbits or other such similar fowls or animals within 100 feet of the dwelling house of another.
Not more than 10 chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, geese or rabbits or other similar fowls or animals shall be kept or maintained at or on any occupied lot or premises in this city.
Not more than two horses, cows, goats, mules, donkeys or other similar animals shall be kept or maintained at or on any lot or premises in this city. In the event such animals are kept or maintained, they shall be kept not less than 150 feet from the dwelling house of another.
For the purpose of this section, the young or offspring of any of the above animals, except rabbits, shall be considered as animals when they reach the age of six months, and the young or offspring of any of the above fowls and rabbits shall be considered as fowls and rabbits when they reach the age of nine weeks.
(Prior code § 4-3; Ord. 71-O-110 § 1, 1971)
No crowing rooster shall be kept or maintained upon any premises in this city after it becomes nine weeks of age.
(Prior code § 4-4)
It is unlawful to permit or suffer any of the animals or fowls mentioned in Section 9.08.010 to run at large upon any public property in this city or to be tethered, kept or maintained upon any vacant lot or premises in this city.
(Prior code § 4-5)
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons that have been bona fidely engaged in the business of raising and selling chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks, geese or rabbits or eggs prior to the adoption hereof provided the fact thereof is established by affidavit of such person, filed with the city clerk within 30 days from date hereof.
(Prior code § 4-6)
It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation owning or maintaining any of the above animals or fowls to fail to keep the premises wherein the same are kept in a clean and sanitary manner so that no offensive odors shall emit therefrom and the refuse matter shall be picked up every 48 hours and kept in flytight containers and such refuse shall be moved from the premises thereof at least once every 30 days.
(Prior code § 4-7)