§ 7.24.020. Other animals—Restrictions—Permit requirements.

A.

Pigs. No person shall keep any hog, sow or pig within the city except in a farm-ranch district or zoning district in which a stockyard or stable is permitted, nor shall any person keep any hog, sow or pig within the city in violation of any zoning ordinances. However, this section shall not be intended to prohibit the keeping of Chinese or Vietnamese miniature potbellied pigs maintained as household pets.

B.

Rabbits and Fowl.

1.

Except in a farm-ranch district or zoning district in which a stockyard or stable is permitted or except where kept as household pets in quantities fewer than six, no person shall keep any rabbit or fowl within the city without a permit as herein provided, and where fowl are allowed, no person shall keep more than three roosters.

2.

No person shall keep any animal within the city in violation of the provisions of the zoning ordinance.

3.

Application for any permit required in this section shall be made pursuant to Sections 7.04.090 and 7.24.050. In addition to the requirements set forth in Sections 7.04.090 and 7.24.050, the application shall state the location of the premises where such rabbits or fowl are to be kept, the acreage and square footage where such rabbits and fowl are to be kept, the number of such rabbits and fowl, including specifically the number of roosters, and the kind of enclosure within which they are to be kept.

(Ord. 16807 §§ 3 (part), 4 (part), 17, 2007; Ord. 16229 § 1 (part), 2006)

(Ord. No. 17428, § 21, 10-5-2010/eff. 1-1-2011)