Chapter 6.44 — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

No person shall establish or maintain any hive or box where bees are kept, or keep any bees on any premises, dwelling, or property within City limits. (Prior code § 5-13)

• A. Defined. The term "homing pigeon" means a pigeon trained to return home from a distance. A homing pigeon can be identified by a seamless leg band issued by the American Racing Pigeon Union and marked with letters AU and the figures designating the year issued.

• B. Permit.

  1. Required. No person shall keep or liberate within the City for exercise or racing any homing pigeons unless such person has first obtained a permit therefor from the City Clerk.

  2. Application—Fee. Each application for a permit to keep and liberate homing pigeons for exercise and racing shall be made upon a form prescribed by the City Clerk and shall be accompanied by an application fee of five dollars.

  3. Renewal. Each permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be valid for the period of one year from and after the date of the issuance thereof. Each such permit may be renewed upon the filing date of an application therefor, accompanied by the prescribed application fee, for the additional period of one year.

  4. Revocation. Any permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be revoked by the City Council should the person holding such permit fail to comply with all of the provisions of subsection C of this section.

• C. Restrictions on Keeping and Liberating. Each person who has a valid and existing permit under the provisions of this chapter shall conform to all of the following regulations:

  1. No homing pigeon shall be kept or liberated for exercise or racing within 25 feet from any door, window or other opening of any dwelling.

  2. No person shall keep or maintain more than 100 homing pigeons.

  3. All feed for homing pigeons shall be stored in containers which offer protection against rodents.

  4. All homing pigeon droppings and food scraps shall be removed from the premises at least once a week.

  5. The lofts or pigeon houses where homing pigeons are kept shall be soundly constructed, properly maintained and adequately landscaped to blend with and conform to the surrounding area, in accordance with such regulations thereof as the City shall from time to time prescribe.

  6. The lofts or pigeon houses shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and in

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City of Paramount, CA

PARAMOUNT CODE

§ 6.44.020

§ 6.44.050

compliance with all health regulations of the City, as the same may be promulgated from time to time, and in accordance with the standards and regulations of the State racing pigeon organization.

7. All such lofts or pigeon houses shall be made available to inspection by authorized representatives and agents of the City at all times.

(Prior code §§ 5-14—5-14.5)

It is unlawful for any owner or occupant of premises within the City to keep, harbor, maintain or stable any horse or to permit the keeping, harboring or stabling of any horse where such premises are within a residential area of the City zoned as R-1, R-2, R-3, or R-4, when such harboring, maintaining or stabling constitutes a menace to health, safety or public peace and where 30 days prior thereto the City Manager has served a notice or caused to be served a notice upon the owner or occupant ordering such occupant or owner to cease and desist from keeping, harboring, maintaining or stabling any horse at such premises. (Prior code § 5-15)

No person owning or having charge, care, custody or control of any dog shall cause, permit, or allow such dog to be in any publicly owned park, playground, or recreation area, whether or not such dog is restrained by a leash, unless such dog is participating in a regularly organized pet show, animal training class or other officially sponsored event approved by the recreation supervisory and then in progress.

(Prior code § 5-16)

• A. No person shall, within the City and within public view, willfully butcher or cause to be butchered any cattle, calf, horse, mule, sheep, swine, goat, dog, cat or other domesticated animal.

• B. A violation of this section is an infraction and upon a conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250.00.

• C. Butchering of Any Dog or Cat. No person shall, within the City, willfully butcher or cause to be butchered, or consume, any dog or cat.

(Prior code §§ 5-17, 5-17.1)

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