Section 3-2. Animals And Fowl Prohibited In Certain Areas.
- It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association of individuals to allow or permit any fowl, including but not limited to chickens, turkeys, pigeons, ducks and geese, or domestic animals, including, but not limited to horses, mules, donkeys, cows, sheep and goats, within one hundred fifty (150) feet of any hotel, motel, grocery store, supermarket, food service establishment or church.
- It shall be unlawful for any persons, firm, corporation or association to erect, keep or maintain any enclosure where fowl are kept within twenty (2) feet of any property line.
- For purposes of this section the stocking rate and space requirements for domestic animals, including, but not limited to cows, horses, donkeys and mules are as follows”
- Horse – 1 animal per acre
- Cows – 1 animal per acre
- Donkey – 1 animal per acre
- Mules – 1 animal per acre
- Hogs, Sheep & Goats – 5 animals (any combination) per acre
- Fowl – 25 per dwelling
It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to violate these limits.
Section 3-3 Enclosures.
Suitable pens or enclosures, substantially erected, shall be provided and maintained for the safekeeping of all fowl or animals kept within the corporate limits of the city. A minimum of nine hundred (900) square feet shall be enclosed for a fowl pen, and a minimum of fifteen hundred (1500) square feet per animal shall be enclosed for the keeping of any domestic animals, provided, that any pens or enclosures in existence at the time Of passage of this ordinance shall not be required to comply with the regulation of Section 3-2. The Board of Trustees of the Town of Tryon shall have the authority upon proper application being made to grant hardship permits, which permits shall allow the construction and maintenance of pens or enclosures of less than stated size upon the showing of hardship.
Section 3-4. Sanitation.
- All enclosures where animals or fowl are kept shall be kept clean and free from all filth at all times.
- All manure shall be cleaned regularly and kept in a separate receptacle, properly covered, which shall be removed at least twice a week, or whenever directed by the health officer or other official of the Town of Tryon.
- Each enclosure shall be sprayed with a suitable residual spray as often as necessary to control flies and either insects, and the premises shall be disinfected not less than once in a period of two weeks.
Section 3-5 Not To Run At Large.
It is unlawful for any owner of any domestic animal or fowl to permit, allow or suffer the animal or fowl at large in the Town of Tryon.
Section 3-6 Article Does Not In Any Way Apply To Dogs And Cats.
This article is not intended to, nor does it in any way, apply to dogs and cats.