It shall be unlawful for any person to keep
any fowl at any place within the City of Bradford except under permit
from the City Council in its capacity of Board of Health. No such
permit shall be granted unless such fowl shall be kept in a coop,
the construction and location of which shall be approved by said Board
of Health, such approval to be granted when said Board shall be satisfied
that:
A. Such coop shall be of adequate size for the number
of fowl proposed to be housed therein;
B. Such coop shall be sturdily constructed in such manner
as to permit proper drainage and to facilitate proper cleaning and
sanitary maintenance thereof; and
C. The grounds on which such coop is to be located shall
be of sufficient area and so located that the coop shall be located
at least 50 feet from any building used as a dwelling.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep
any livestock at any place within the City of Bradford except under
permit from the City Council in its capacity as Board of Health. No
such permit shall be granted unless such livestock shall be kept in
a barn or stable having a fenced area connected therewith. The construction
and location of such barn or stable shall be approved by said Board
of Health before granting such permit, such permit not to be granted
unless said Board shall be satisfied that:
A. Such barn or stable and fenced area shall be of adequate
size for the number of animals proposed to be kept therein;
B. Such barn or stable shall be sturdily constructed;
and
C. Such livestock shall not be housed or kept closer
than 100 feet from any building used as a dwelling.
No permit shall be granted by the Board of Health under this article for any use or structure that would be in violation of any provision of Chapter
220, Zoning.
No person holding a permit under this article
shall allow the fowl or livestock kept under such permit to be at
large outside of the coop or the stable or barn and fenced area authorized
by such permit.
Every person holding a permit under this article
shall keep the coop or the stable or barn and fenced area, as the
case may be, clean and in sanitary condition, and the failure to do
so shall be grounds for revocation of such permit by the Board of
Health.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who shall violate any provision of
this article commits a summary offense and, upon conviction, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment
for not more than 90 days, or both.