WS - D - Area Chicken Ordinances

55A.09 FEED AND WATER. Chickens shall be provided with access to feed and water at all times. The feed and water shall be made unavailable to rodents, birds, and other predators. 55A.10 WASTE STORAGE AND REMOVAL. All stored manure shall be covered by a fully enclosed structure with a roof or lid over the entire structure. No more than three (3) cubic feet of manure shall be stored on a Permitted Tract of land. The henhouse, chicken tractor or other enclosure and surrounding area shall be kept free from trash and accumulated droppings. Uneaten feed shall be removed in a timely manner. 55A.11 CHICKENS AT LARGE. The Permittee shall not allow the Permittee's Chickens to roam off the Permitted Tract of land or roam outside of the enclosures on the Permitted Tract of land. 55A.12 LIABILITY. The City shall not be liable for any injury or death to chickens caused by cats, dogs, or other animals, domestic or wild, whether such animals are licensed or not by the City. Further, the injury or death of a chicken caused by an animal is not, in and of itself, sufficient grounds for declaring that animal vicious pursuant to Chapter 55 of this Code. 55A.13 UNLAWFUL ACTS. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor Chickens in violation of any provision of this chapter or any other provision of this code. 2. It shall be unlawful for any owner or leaseholder or property to allow Chickens to be kept in violation of the provisions of this chapter. 3. No person shall keep Chickens inside a Single Family Dwelling Unit. 4. No person shall slaughter Chickens within the public view of a public area or adjacent property owner. 55A.14 NUISANCES. Any violation of the terms of this chapter that constitutes a health hazard or that interferes with the use or enjoyment of neighboring property is a nuisance and in addition to any other remedy provided by law, may be abated under Chapter 50 of this code.