§ 4-8. Fowl and rabbits.

(a)

It shall be unlawful to keep on any residentially zoned real property of less than one-half (½) acre or twenty-one thousand seven hundred eighty (21,780) square feet within the city any fowl or more than two (2) rabbits. If two (2) rabbits are kept, both rabbits shall be of the same sex or at least one (1) of the rabbits shall be incapable of reproduction. School children actively enrolled in a 4-H, FFA or school-related projects involving the raising of fowl or rabbits shall be exempt from this section. Any person possessing a valid state or federal permit or license to possess wildlife shall also be exempt from this section.

(b)

Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to punishment as set forth in section 1-9 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 49-94, §§ 1, 2, 9-13-94; Ord. No. 30-00, 6-20-00; Ord. No. 100-12, § I, 12-27-12)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 100-12, § I, adopted Dec. 27, 2012, amended § 4-8 title to read as herein set out. Former § 4-8 title pertained to poultry animals and rabbits.