§ 10-191. Provisions only applicable within the corporate limits of any municipality in which this chapter is applied.

(a)

No hog, pig, swine, or animal of the porcine family shall be kept within the corporate limits of the town except at a bona fide farm as defined in the zoning and/or subdivision chapters.

(b)

No horse, mule, pony, cow, or goat shall be stabled or housed within 100 feet of any dwelling house, school, church, or eating establishment within the corporate limits of any municipality in which this chapter is applied.

(c)

No more than ten chickens or rabbits shall be kept, housed, or penned at a dwelling or on the lot on which such dwelling is located within the corporate limits of any municipality in which this chapter is applied.

(d)

No cow, horse, or other animal shall be tethered or permitted to graze or stand within 30 feet of any wall, or within 50 feet of the front door, of any residence within the corporate limits of any municipality in which this chapter is applied. This subsection shall not apply to horses used by any law enforcement agency for mounted patrol.

(e)

For the purpose of section 10-37, the term "nuisance" also includes the habitual accumulation of animal feces on the owner's property in locations or amounts that produce odors that can be perceived from adjoining properties, within the corporate limits of any municipality in which this chapter is applied.

(f)

For the purpose of section 10-86(5), the owner of a dangerous dog shall erect a sign with the dimensions provided in that section, unless municipal sign regulations provide more stringent requirements for such warning signs in terms of size, height, and placement, within the corporate limits of any municipality in which this chapter is applied.

(g)

For the purpose of section 10-186, it shall be unlawful to keep, house, or pen chickens or rabbits on premises which fail to meet sanitary standards established by the county board of health or the code enforcement department of any municipality within the corporate limits in which this chapter is applied.

(Ord. of 3-11-2015, § 10-75)