Chapter 6.08
SWINE, GOATS, RABBITS AND CHICKENS
Sections:
6.08.040 Penalty for violation.
6.08.010 Swine and goats.
It is a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation to keep any swine or goats within the corporate limits of the city. (Ord. 928 § 2, 1999)
6.08.020 Number of rabbits.
It is a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation to keep more than 25 rabbits at any one time within the corporate limits of the city. (Ord. 928 § 2, 1999)
6.08.030 Houses and pens.
All rabbit hutches, chicken houses or pens where rabbits and chickens are kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times so that no stench or odor is emitted therefrom. Rabbits and chickens must be kept within fences. All manure from the rabbit hutches, chicken houses and pens must be removed daily and disposed of in such a manner that no stench or odor is emitted therefrom. Dead rabbits or chickens, except those killed for food purposes, shall be removed within 24 hours after death and disposed of in such a manner not to become a nuisance or menace to health through the breeding of flies, harboring of rodents or pollution of water. (Ord. 928 § 2, 1999)
6.08.040 Penalty for violation.
Any violation of this chapter is a civil infraction punishable by monetary penalties as follows. Any person who violates this chapter shall be deemed to have committed a Class 2 civil infraction and shall be assessed a monetary penalty in accordance with NMC 1.16.030. Any person who commits a second or subsequent violation of this chapter in a calendar year shall be deemed to have committed a civil infraction and shall be assessed a monetary penalty not to exceed $300.00, not including statutory assessments. (Ord. 2102 § 4, 2022; Ord. 928 § 2, 1999)