It shall be unlawful for any person to harbor, house or otherwise maintain
livestock of any kind, except as noted below, within the limits of the Town
of Millsboro, and any person violating this article shall, upon conviction
before the Alderman or a Justice of the Peace, be fined not less than $10
nor more than $100, plus the costs of prosecution, or imprisoned in the Sussex
County Jail not exceeding 30 days.
It shall be unlawful to house, harbor or otherwise maintain any horse,
colt, pony or other equine within the limits of the Town of Millsboro, without
first having procured a permit from the Town Council, which permit shall be
issued only after inspection of the premises by an appointed official of the
town to determine that adequate structures and acceptable sanitary control
are available; furthermore, no permit shall be issued for the maintenance
of said facilities if they are to be located less than 200 feet from any habitable
dwelling. Any person violating this section of this article, upon conviction
before the Alderman or any Justice of the Peace, shall be fined not less than
$10 nor more than $100, plus costs of prosecution, or imprisonment in the
Sussex County Jail not exceeding 30 days.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hereafter erect,
build, establish or maintain, within the limits of the Town of Millsboro,
any poultry house having an area of more than 200 square feet on any single
lot or property, and no poultry house larger than 200 square feet not now
in operation shall hereafter be maintained without first having obtained permission
by a resolution by the Town Council to do so.
B.
No poultry house, as referred to in Subsection A of this section, shall be constructed within 500 feet of any structure owned by another and used for human habitation, occupancy or assemblage.
C.
No domestic fowl shall be kept within the town limits
otherwise than in compliance with the following conditions, to wit: house
shall be dry, well ventilated and cleaned regularly with yard, if any, free
from decaying foods, filth and free from odor; provided, however, that nothing
herein contained shall apply to such fowls kept upon the premises of any provision
or retail store, for a brief period of time, and designed for resale.
D.
Any person violating any provision of this section of
this article shall, upon conviction before the Aldermen or any Justice of
the Peace, be fined not less than $10 nor more than $100, plus costs of prosecution,
or imprisoned in the Sussex County Jail not more than 30 days.
