[Adopted 8-10-1964 by Ord. No. 379 (Ch. 7, Art. II, of the 1971 Code)]
No person, firm or corporation shall sell or
offer for sale, barter or give away baby chickens, ducklings or other
fowl under three weeks of age or rabbits under two months of age.
No person, firm or corporation shall sell or
offer for sale, barter or give away or display living baby chickens,
ducklings or other fowl or rabbits which have been dyed, colored or
otherwise treated so as to impart to them an artificial color.
This article shall not be construed to prohibit
the sale or display of natural baby chicks, rabbits, ducklings or
other fowl in proper brooder facilities by hatcheries or stores engaged
in the business of selling them for purposes of commercial breeding
and raising.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
be liable to a fine or penalty not exceeding the sum of $600 for each
and every offense, plus costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment
of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for a period not exceeding
30 days.
