Any person is permitted to maintain, keep or possess within the City of Coatesville, subject to the numerical limitations of §
72-32, any of the following animals, which classification shall be strictly construed:
Cage birds: (The term includes parakeets, parrots, canaries, finches,
lovebirds, myna birds and other birds ordinarily kept in cages in households;
it excludes wild birds captured or rescued and kept in cages, as well as poultry.)
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Cats
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Dogs
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Ferrets
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Frogs
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Gerbils
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Goldfish and carp
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Guinea pigs
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Hamsters
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Lizards
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Mice, white
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Rabbits, restricted to European-type rabbits commonly kept as pets
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Rats, white
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Salamanders, any tailed amphibian
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Snakes, nonpoisonous
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Toads
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Tropical fish, limited to those customarily maintained in a household
aquarium, except piranhas
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Turtles
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Vietnamese pot bellied pig
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It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any domestic animals, except
household pets, except as provided in this section:
A. The keeper of every such animal shall confine the same
in an enclosure sufficient to prevent such animal from running at large, and
such enclosure shall be of a size and construction conducive to the animal's
health, and adequate sanitary drainage facilities shall be provided.
B. Every keeper of any animal shall cause the litter and
droppings therefrom to be collected daily in a container or receptacle that
when closed shall be rat-proof and fly-tight and after every such collection
shall cause such container or receptacle to be kept closed. At least once
a week every such keeper shall cause all litter and droppings so collected
to be disposed of in such a manner as not to permit the presence of fly larvae.
C. Every keeper of any animal shall cause all feed provided
therefor to be stored and kept in a ratproof and fly-tight building, box,
container or receptacle.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any household pet except
as provided in this section:
A. If any such pet shall be kept in a dwelling owned or
occupied by its owner, such owner shall be required to follow such procedures
and practices as to the number of such pets to be kept there and as to sanitation
to ensure that no public nuisance shall be created or maintained and no threat
to the health of persons living in the dwelling or elsewhere than in such
dwelling shall be created.
B. If any such pet shall be kept in an enclosure outside such dwelling, the provisions of §
72-30 of this article, insofar as the same applies to domestic animals, shall be applicable to the keeping of such household pet.
Except for species of fish, it shall be unlawful to keep more than three
animals three months of age or older on any premises regardless of the number
of owners unless said premises is a zoo, petting zoo, menagerie, kennel, aviary,
cattery, pet shop or veterinary clinic which has received zoning approval
to operate as such, as well as the appropriate licenses and/or certifications
required for said operation.
The provisions of this article will be jointly shared by the Police
Department and the Codes Department as defined by "officer" in the definitions.
The officer is hereby authorized to enter upon any premises within the City
of Coatesville for the purpose of investigating possible violation(s) of this
article.
The applicant for any permit to exceed the limitation of permitted animals contained in §
72-32 shall at the time of his/her application pay to the City of Coatesville a nonrefundable fee of $50 to cover the costs of processing the permit application and the issuance of the permit. Upon issuance the permit shall be for the calendar year or part thereof and thereafter renewable for a like fee of $50 each calendar year or part thereof.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 and not
exceeding $600, plus costs, and, in default of payment, to undergo imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each prohibited animal and each animal in
excess of the maximum limit of animals shall constitute a separate violation,
and each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a
separate offense.