[Adopted 8-28-1968 by Ord. No. 1-1968 as Ch. 51 of the 1968
Code of the Village of Lindenhurst]
No person, firm or corporation shall keep, maintain,
house or possess within the Incorporated Village of Lindenhurst any
pigeons unless the same shall be at all times securely enclosed within
a building or loft in such manner as to prevent the running at large
or flying about of such pigeons, except as hereinafter provided.
It shall not constitute a violation of § 67-17 for any person, firm or corporation to keep, maintain, house, possess or allow to fly for exercise fancy pigeons or pigeons, provided that such pigeons are kept so as not to constitute a nuisance or to create a hazard to public health. Such pigeons shall be deemed to be kept so as not to constitute a nuisance or to create a hazard, provided that there is compliance with the following conditions:
A.Â
Fancy pigeons and racing pigeons are allowed out of
the lofts or houses in which they are kept for exercise, for not longer
than two hours in the forenoon of any day and for not longer than
two hours after 12:00 noon of any day, except when returning home
from a toss or race.
B.Â
The lofts or houses in which such pigeons are kept
must be cleaned regularly once each day or at least always maintained
in a sanitary condition.
C.Â
Pigeons refuse must be stored in metal containers
with metal covers or in rodent-proof containers.
[Amended 6-16-1992 as L.L. No. 2-1992]
D.Â
There shall be at least one square foot of floor space
in any loft or house in which such pigeons are kept for each such
pigeon department therein.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
authorize the keeping of any pigeons in violation of the terms of
provisions of any other ordinance or regulation of the Incorporated
Village of Lindenhurst.
The Building Inspector of the Incorporated Village
of Lindenhurst shall be charged with the enforcement of this article
and shall have the right to enter and inspect at any time any building,
structure, yard, enclosure, loft, house or premises necessary for
the enforcement of any of the provisions of this article.
[Amended 9-8-1987 by L.L. No. 13-1987; 6-16-1992 as L.L. No. 2-1992]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this article or failing to comply therewith or
with any of the requirements thereof shall be liable to a fine of
not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each and every offense. Each
day such violation shall be permitted to exist shall be considered
a separate offense.
