§ 7.24.030. Pens and enclosures—Sanitation requirements.  


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  • A.

    All livestock shall be kept in a secure pen or enclosure, which shall not be less than one hundred feet from any private residence (except that of the owner or person keeping such animals) or any hotel, apartment house, tenement house, hospital, church or school.

    B.

    Fowl and rabbits subject to permitting shall be kept in a secure pen or enclosure that is at least thirty feet from any private residence (except that of the owner or person keeping such fowl or rabbits) or any hotel, apartment house, tenement house, hospital, church or school; provided, the pen or enclosure may be within twenty feet of such buildings if separated therefrom by a public alley and by a solid fence or wall at least six feet high between the pen or enclosure and the alley. In conjunction with issuance of a permit, the veterinary officer may waive the requirements as to distance from dwellings or other buildings if public health is not endangered nor a nuisance is created.

    C.

    The word "kept" as used in this section does not prevent the temporary removal of the animal from the pen for any normal use or purpose, to include the release of homing pigeons from the pen or enclosure for the purpose of supervised flights.

    D.

    All persons keeping permit animals shall comply with the following regulations:

    1.

    Manure shall be removed from pens, stables, yards, cages and other enclosures at least twice weekly and handled or disposed of in such a manner as to keep the premises free of any nuisance.

    2.

    Mound storage of manure between such removals shall be permitted only under such conditions as to protect against the breeding of flies.

    3.

    The feeding of cooked or uncooked vegetables, cooked meat scraps or cooked garbage shall be done only in impervious containers or on an impervious platform. The feeding of uncooked meat scraps or garbage is prohibited.

    4.

    Watering troughs or tanks shall be provided which shall be equipped with adequate facilities for draining the overflow, as to prevent the breeding of flies, mosquitoes or other insects.

    5.

    No material subject to putrefaction shall be allowed to accumulate on the premises, including unconsumed feed materials and they shall be removed and disposed of by means approved by the veterinary officer.

    6.

    All permit animals shall be kept in compliance with Section 7.08.050, standards for animal care.

(Ord. 16229 § 1 (part), 2006)