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PART II CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE V. PUBLIC HEALTH 53.00 ANIMAL CONTROL* Sec. 53.02 Definitions. Animal means any living dumb creature other than poultry. An animal or poultry that howls, barks, meows, caws, crows, shrieks, squawks, or makes other bothersome noises, for continued duration, or upon three (3) or more occasions cumulatively during any nine-hour period from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., so as to disturb, across a residential or commercial property line, the reasonable peace and quietude of any person; or Any animal that, by its conduct or behavior, including but not limited to habitual or repeated destruction, desecration or soiling of any public or private property, habitual chasing of persons, cars or other vehicles, or running at large, causes a disturbance to the peace or causes injury or threat of injury to persons or property. Owner means any person or corporation owning an animal or any person who feeds or shelters an animal or permits it to remain on the person's property for thirty (30) days or more. In any prosecution under this chapter where it is found that an animal is in the custody or control of a minor, it shall be presumed that the owner of such animal is the parent or legal guardian of such minor. Poultry means chickens, ducks, or geese. Sec. 53.17 Keeping of fowl or wildlife. The city shall not accept nor be responsible for the keeping of any nondomesticated fowl or wildlife. Live poultry may be kept by any person in the city, provided that such poultry is kept in accordance with the following conditions: (1) All live poultry shall be kept in screened coops or pens which are maintained in a sanitary condition free from odors and free from fly breeding; (2) All food used for poultry shall be kept in a suitable container with a tight-fitting cover so as to be inaccessible to rats; (3) All poultry droppings shall be removed from the coops or pens at least every twenty-four (24) hours, tightly wrapped, and disposed of as provided by City Code provisions regarding disposal of solid waste. Droppings shall not be used for fertilizer. (Ord. No. 92-36, § 2, 7-7-92) Note: It is a shame that section three is enforced since chicken droppings make excellent fertilizer. Click here to see why!. Sec. 53.19 Contract with humane organizations. It is hereby authorized that the city commission, by resolution, may contract with any private nongovernmental humane organization for the operation of animal shelter facilities and of this chapter, according to the provisions of this Code concerning city contracts. (Ord. No. 92-36, § 2, 7-7-92) Sec. 53.20 Rules and regulations. The city commission if operating its own animal control program may enact reasonable rules and regulations to implement and carry out the provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to, the right to regulate or exempt certain animals from this chapter, and the right to regulate the numbers and types of animals and the conditions under which they may be maintained in residentially zoned areas. (Ord. No. 92-36, § 2, 7-7-92) Sec. 53.21 Animals. No livestock, such as cows, goats, sheep or pigs, shall be kept either penned or loose in any zone where not otherwise permitted in the city. Animals considered wild shall not be kept in any residential zone in the City of Key West. (Ord. No. 92-36, § 2, 7-7-92) Sec. 53.23 Bird sanctuary--City declared. The area comprising the territorial limits of the city is hereby established as a sanctuary and preserve for all birds. (Code 1958, § 5-1; Ord. No. 92-36, § 3, 7-7-92) Sec. 53.24 Same--Destruction of birds; permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, trap, shoot or in any manner destroy birds within the city limits; provided, however, the city manager is hereby authorized to issue a permit for the destruction of birds that become obnoxious or destructive. (Code 1958, § 5-2; Ord. No. 92-36, § 3, 7-7-92) Note: Since the chicken is a bird as defined in Meriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, it is protected under the Key West Bird Sanctuary and Preserve.
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