Chapter 6.32 — HEALTH AND SANITATION

Every person owning or occupying premises where any animal, fowl or bird is kept shall keep the stable, barn, stall, pen, coop, building or place in which the animal is kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

(Ord. 4384 § 4.08, 1956)

It is declared to be a nuisance and no person shall cause, suffer or permit the carcass of any animal to remain upon any lot, premises or place owned, controlled or occupied by him or it for a period of more than 24 hours, or to bury the carcass of any animal upon any premises owned, controlled or occupied by him or it in the city.

(Ord. 4384 § 5.03, 1956)

No person shall keep any manure within 50 feet of any window or door of any inhabited structure, or within 100 feet of any church, school, hospital or place where food products are kept, stored, manufactured or served to the public.

(Ord. 4384 § 5.04, 1956)

Every person owning or occupying premises where manure from any dog, horse, pony, mule, cow, pigeon, fowl, rabbit or other animal accumulates shall provide for the removal of such manure daily. Dog manure may be buried upon the owner's property. Said manure shall be buried at least 6 inches deep and the cover earth tamped down thoroughly. Once a week removal of such accumulation will be permitted where fly-proof boxes, bins or receptacles of a design and construction

acceptable to the health officer are provided by the owner or occupant of such premises for such accumulations; provided, however, that such boxes, bins or receptacles shall be constructed of brick, stone, concrete, metal or metal-lined wood, with a tight-closing cover or lid and the cover shall be securely in place except when manure is being placed in or removed therefrom. Nothing contained herein shall apply to fertilizer as defined in Section 6.04.020 which is spread over or around cultivated plants, vines, vegetables, lawns, bushes, shrubs or trees, or to fertilizer kept by any nursery for commercial purposes, unless such fertilizer creates a nuisance as a source of fly breeding or excessive obnoxious odors.

(Ord. 4661 § 9, 1964: Ord. 4384 § 5.05, 1956)

No person who is ordered by the health officer to clean or disinfect any stable, barn, corral, stall, pen, coop, building or place in which any horse, pony, mule, cow, fowl, bird or other animal is kept, or who is ordered by such officer to clean or disinfect any box, bin or receptacle used for the accumulation of manure, shall fail, neglect or refuse to clean and disinfect such stable, barn, corral, stall, pen, coop, building, place, box, bin or receptacle.

(Ord. 4384 § 5.06, 1956)

No person shall transport any animal on the running board of any motor vehicle, or outside the passenger compartment, tonneau or body thereof, unless such animal is protected by a framework or other device which will prevent such animal from falling off or being thrown from such motor vehicle while it is in motion.

(Ord. 4384 § 5.07, 1956)

No person shall keep any animal which is known or believed by him to be infected with any dangerous or communicable disease, or which is afflicted with any painful disease believed by him to be incurable, without a permit to do so from the health officer of the city.

(Ord. 4384 § 5.09, 1956)

Whenever it is suspected that any animal shall have contracted rabies, or shall have been bitten by another animal having, or suspected of having rabies, all rules and regulations under Chapter 6.36 shall apply where applicable, substituting the word "animal" for "dog."

(Ord. 4384 § 5.10, 1956)

No person shall bring any dog, cat or other live animal, or permit any dog, cat or other live animal to be brought into or to remain in any room or place, other than a private home where food is not handled for commercial purposes, in which meat, fish, game, poultry, fruit, vegetables, bakery goods or any other food or food product is or are stored, kept, held, prepared, exposed or offered for sale, or sold for human consumption; or permit any dog, cat or other live animal to ride upon or get into or upon any wagon or other vehicle in which any such articles offered or to be offered for sale for human consumption is being kept or transported; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a dog trained to guide the blind.

(Ord. 4384 § 5.11, 1956)

No person shall set or use any spring steel trap, No. 1 or larger, in the city. This section shall not prohibit the use of gopher traps.

(Ord. 4384 § 5.12, 1956)

A.

Except as provided for in this chapter, no person shall feed or in any manner provide food for one or more nondomesticated mammalian predators which is not under the ownership or legal possession of such person, including but not limited to, coyotes, raccoons, foxes and possums.

B.

A person may feed or provide food for one or more such nondomesticated mammalian predators which is trapped, unweaned or injured during that period of time between the person notifying the police department of the city and the animal or animals being picked up by the city or its designated agent.

(Ord. 5449 § 1, 1980)