Atwater Municipal Code Ch. 6.04 Domestic Animal Permits

No person shall keep or maintain within this City for a longer period than may be necessary for shipment, reloading, or transportation of the same and, in such event for not longer than 48 hours, any goat, rabbit, sheep, mule, donkey, cow, horse, turkey, chicken, duck, goose or other domestic animal or fowl unless a permit so to do has been first obtained from the Police Department by the person so keeping or maintaining such domestic fowl or animal.

A. The number of animals shall be limited to one pig, goat, sheep, or calf. Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys or other domestic fowl and rabbits shall be limited to six in number. No roosters shall be allowed to be kept or maintained within the confines of the City limits of the City of Atwater.

B. Any horse, mule, donkey, or cow, or combination thereof shall be kept in the City limits only on properties of one-half acre or more in size.

C. The permit to keep said animals shall be obtained from the Police Department at an annual charge of $25.00.

(Prior Code § 5-2.201; Ord. CS 705, 1993)

A permit to keep or maintain such domestic fowls or animals shall be issued by the Police Department upon application for the same but only upon the following terms or conditions:

A. That such permit shall not be transferable;

B. That the applicant shall comply with all such and whatever health and sanitation rules or regulations as the City or any duly constituted or appointed agent, agency or department may from time to time prescribe;

C. That such permit may be revoked by the Chief of Police at any time for failure of the applicant to keep or maintain any such domestic fowl or animal in a clean and sanitary manner or so as not to be offensive to the public or to interfere with the peace and quiet of any person; provided, that no such permit shall be revoked except upon notice of at least five days and, if requested by the owner or holder of such permit, after a hearing before the Council;

D. Such permit shall specify the land or premises for or in connection with which the same is issued and shall not be operative or of any force or effect except as to the location or premises therein specified;

E. No permit shall be issued until an inspection of the property and facilities where the domestic fowl or animals are to be kept or maintained has been completed. This inspection will be accomplished by the Departments Animal Control/Community Service Officer.

F. Further inspections of the property and facilities will be made upon receipt of complaints of violations of any of the rules and regulations set forth in this chapter.

(Prior Code § 5-2.202; Ord. CS 705, 1993)