Title 6 - Animals

For the purposes of this Chapter, these words and phrases shall have the following meaning:

Chicken means Gallus gallus domesticus of the female sex. This definition does not include male chickens or roosters, or other fowl, such as, but not limited to, peacocks, turkeys, guinea fowls, ducks or waterfowl, all of which are not permitted under this Chapter.
Chicken Coop or Coop means an enclosed and roofed structure for housing chickens that provides shelter from the elements.
Chicken Run or Run means an enclosed outside yard or area for keeping chickens.
Chicken Tractor or Tractor means a movable chicken coop lacking a floor.
Humane standards of care shall be defined to include, but not be limited to, accessibility of the chickens to food and water, proper medical attention, proper shelter from the elements, and cleanliness in animal waste areas with regular waste removal.
Nuisance means any act which is unreasonably annoying or vexatious to another or substantially interferes with the rights of others and shall include, but not be limited to, obnoxious odors, excessive noise, and creation of an environment attractive to other animals or insects. More than three substantiated violations of this title within a twelve-month period will automatically constitute a nuisance.

History: Ord. DAC-3435 §3, 2023

Effective on: 1/1/1901