Town of Wallkill, NY Swine and Mink

For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined as follows:

An establishment that keeps, harbors or raises more than two in number of mink for any purpose.

Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.

An establishment that keeps, harbors or raises more than two in number of pigs, swine or hogs for the purpose of sale, but not a farm premises where pigs are raised for home consumption by the farm occupant as provided in § 70-13 hereof.

§ 70-11 Operation of pig farms and mink farms.

No person shall establish or operate or maintain a mink farm or a pig farm within the limits of the Town of Wallkill, but this prohibition shall not apply to mink farms or pig farms in existence on the effective date of this article for which a registration certificate has been issued by the Town Clerk.

It shall be unlawful for any person to continue to operate a mink farm or a pig farm which is in existence on the effective date of this article unless a registration certificate therefor is issued by the town pursuant to this article on or before November 30, 1959. Applications for registration certificates shall be made to the Town Clerk, who shall issue same without fee.

[Amended 10-8-1959]

§ 70-12 Standards for existing pig farms and mink farms.

All quarters for mink shall be constructed so that same are accessible for cleaning. All quarters or pens for mink or pigs shall be maintained in a sanitary condition, and no accumulation of manure, waste or feed shall be permitted such as shall cause obnoxious odors or unsanitary conditions.

§ 70-13 Keeping of pigs for home consumption.

[Amended 10-8-1959]

Nothing in this article shall prevent the raising of, and it shall be lawful to raise, by an owner or occupant of farm premises for consumption by himself or his family, not more than six pigs, provided that any litter of such shall be disposed of within 12 weeks and that all such pigs, except pens or quarters that are in existence on the effective date of this article, must be housed not less than 200 feet from any highway or adjoining property line.

§ 70-14 Applicability of zoning provisions.

Nothing herein shall restrict or limit the application to mink farms and pig farms of the provisions of any zoning ordinances adopted for the town after the effective date hereof.

§ 70-15 Penalties for offenses.

Any person violating any provision of this article shall be deemed to have committed an offense against this article as provided by § 135 of the Town Law, and any violation shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $100 for each offense or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

In addition, any person violating this article shall be liable for a civil penalty in the sum of $50 for each offense, such penalty to be recovered by the Town of Wallkill in a civil action; and when a violation of this article is continuous, each 24 hours thereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.

The Town Board of the Town of Wallkill may also maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the town to compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction any violation of this article.