A.Â
No person shall keep animals or poultry used for sale
or commercial purposes or operate a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound
on any premises within the Borough of Rockaway unless a license for
any such purpose shall have been first secured from the Board covering
the premises to be so used.
B.Â
No license for the keeping or raising of animals or
poultry or for the operation of a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound
shall be granted to any person when the keeping or raising of such
animals or poultry or the operation of such a kennel, pet shop, shelter
or pound, because of the nature or characteristics thereof, would
be detrimental to the general health of residents of the neighborhood
of the premises sought to be so licensed.
A.Â
No person shall keep any animals in a hutch or coop
of a size having less than eight square feet of floor space and being
less than two feet in height without special permission from the Board.
B.Â
No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop or pound shall be
permitted off such premises except on a leash or in a crate or other
safe control.
C.Â
The keeping of five dogs or more over the age of six
months per premises shall be deemed a kennel.
E.Â
No person, firm or corporation shall keep or maintain
live poultry, birds or fowl of any kind (other than song birds), rabbits,
hares, guinea pigs or other animal or animals (other than dogs and
cats) within 60 feet of any dwelling house, place of business, public
buildings or public street, stream, lake or park.
F.Â
No person, firm or corporation shall keep or maintain live poultry, birds or fowl of any kind (other than song birds), rabbits, hares, guinea pigs or other animal or animals (other than dogs and cats) within 100 feet of any dwelling house, other than the residence of such person or place of business of such person, firm or corporation, unless such person, firm or corporation shall first obtain a license from the Board of Health upon written application therefor and shall comply with Subsection A and the following:
(1)Â
Each pen, run, cage, coop, stable or enclosure shall
be kept dry and adequately ventilated and shall be cleaned daily and
kept sanitary at all times.
(2)Â
No part of any pen, run, cage, coop, stable or enclosure
shall be nearer than 25 feet to the side or rear line of the plot
upon which the same shall be situated.
(3)Â
No domestic poultry, birds or fowl or any kind, rabbits,
hares or guinea pigs shall be permitted to run or fly at large.
(4)Â
Each application for a license shall specifically
set forth by kind and number that which is sought to be kept or maintained.
(5)Â
The consent of each principal occupant of every dwelling
house and place of business of which any part thereof shall be situated
within 100 feet of any part of such pen, run, cage, coop, stable or
enclosure shall be obtained and remain unrevoked.
H.Â
Any license prescribed herein shall be issued for
the calendar year only and shall expire December 31 of each year unless
otherwise revoked. The license shall apply only to the person, firm
or corporation to whom issued and shall not be transferable.
A.Â
No person shall keep any animal affected with skin
mange, coccidiosis, parasitic worms or other disease contagious to
other animals or human beings, and any such animal so affected shall
immediately be destroyed under the direction of the Board.
B.Â
Any hutch or coop wherein such affected animal is
found and all adjoining hutches or coops shall be destroyed or thoroughly
disinfected with a germicide approved by the Board and under the direction
of the Board.
C.Â
The provisions of this article shall not apply to
any animal under regular professional treatment by a duly licensed
veterinarian, but all said provisions shall fully apply when such
treatment shall be discontinued without a full cure having been effected
or when such veterinarian shall certify that, in his opinion, such
cure cannot be effected.