Atlantic City, NJ
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2023-12-20
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 121 Dogs and Other Animals
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Article IIA Livestock, Poultry, and Chickens
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administration of Government
- Ch 7 Affirmative Action
- Ch 10 Airport Advisory Board, Municipal and Regional
- Ch 11 All Wars Memorial Building Committee
- Ch 12 Arson Investigation Unit
- Ch 13 Arts Commission
- Ch 14 Atlantic City Ward Commission
- Ch 14A Burial Expenses
- Ch 15 Contracts
- Ch 15A Criminal History Background Checks
- Ch 16 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 18 Documents, City
- Ch 19 Drug-Free Public Housing Facility, Public Park and Public Building Zones
- Ch 20 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 21 Entertainers and Special Events
- Ch 21A Environment
- Ch 21B Environmental Commission
- Ch 22 Ethics
- Ch 28 Flag, Official
- Ch 30 Hiring Policies
- Ch 31 Housing Advisory Commission
- Ch 32 Housing Authority
- Ch 35 Human Relations Commission
- Ch 37 Insurance
- Ch 40 Citizens Advisory Board
- Ch 41 Landlord-Tenant Affairs Board
- Ch 43 Local Development Board
- Ch 44 Mayor's Office for Film and Television Commission
- Ch 45 Meetings, Public
- Ch 46 Multicultural Affairs, Advisory Board on
- Ch 47 Personnel
- Ch 48 Personnel Policies
- Ch 52 Police
- Ch 53 Procurement
- Ch 54 Purchasing Board
- Ch 55 Redevelopment Fund
- Ch 56 Residency Requirements
- Ch 57 Salaries, Titles and Other Compensation
- Ch 57A Shade Tree Committee
- Ch 58 (Reserved)
- Ch 59 (Reserved)
- Ch 61 Utilities
- Ch 64 Weapon-Free School Zones
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 71 Air Pollution
- Ch 76 Alarms
- Ch 79 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 81 Amusement Games and Devices
- Ch 87 Auctions, Demonstrations and Sales
- Ch 89 Aviation and Airport Regulations
- Ch 90 Background Checks
- Ch 92 Beaches, Boardwalk and Oceanfront
- Ch 93 Bird and Wildlife Feeding
- Ch 94 (Reserved)
- Ch 97 (Reserved)
- Ch 98 Boardwalk Trams
- Ch 99 Boats
- Ch 103 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 104 Buildings, Abandoned
- Ch 105 Buildings, Demolition of
- Ch 106 Buildings, Moving of
- Ch 107 Bulkheads
- Ch 108 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 108A Checks, Returned
- Ch 109 Clairvoyants, Mediums and Fortune-Tellers
- Ch 110 Clinical Facilities
- Ch 111 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 113 Contractors, Licensing of
- Ch 114 Criminal Record Checks, Use of
- Ch 115 Curfew
- Ch 118 Displaced Persons
- Ch 121 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 121 Art IIA Livestock, Poultry, and Chickens
- § 121-32 Purpose.
- § 121-32.1 Definitions.
- § 121-32.2 Livestock and poultry prohibited.
- § 121-32.3 Chickens permitted.
- § 121-33 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
- Ch 123 Emergency Services
- Ch 125 Firearms and Fireworks
- Ch 126 Fire Insurance Liens
- Ch 128 Firesafety
- Ch 132 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 137 Food Establishments
- Ch 138 Foods, Adulterated
- Ch 140 Games of Chance on Sunday
- Ch 143 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 145 Hawkers, Peddlers and Vendors
- Ch 146 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 147 Heat and Heating Equipment
- Ch 148 Historic Preservation
- Ch 150 Horses and Horse-Drawn Vehicles
- Ch 152 Housing
- Ch 155 Jewelry Appraisal; Precious Metals
- Ch 158 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 163 Land Use Development
- Ch 170 Licenses and Fees
- Ch 171 Copies of Documents Maintained by City Clerk
- Ch 172 Copies of Documents Maintained by Engineer's Office and Police Department
- Ch 173 Littering
- Ch 176 Cannabis
- Ch 178 Marine Off-Loading Facilities
- Ch 182 Massage Parlors
- Ch 183 Motorcycles, Mopeds and Similar Vehicles
- Ch 184 Newsracks
- Ch 186 Noise
- Ch 190 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 194 Occupancy Permits
- Ch 197 Parades and Assemblies
- Ch 201 Parking Facilities
- Ch 202 Parking: Residential Areas
- Ch 203 Parks
- Ch 204 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 205 Pedestrian Mall
- Ch 206 (Reserved)
- Ch 207 Property Maintenance
- Ch 208 Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- Ch 209 Recycling
- Ch 209A Rental Property
- Ch 210 Rolling Chairs
- Ch 211 Rooming and Boarding Houses
- Ch 212 Sales, Going-Out-Of-Business
- Ch 215 Secondhand Goods Dealers
- Ch 216 Sex Offenders, Registration of
- Ch 217 Shore Protection, Emergency
- Ch 220 Smoke Detectors: Rental Dwelling Units
- Ch 221 Smoking
- Ch 221A Solar Energy Systems
- Ch 222 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 223 Stormwater Management
- Ch 227 Surfing
- Ch 228 Kayaking
- Ch 229 Swimming Pools
- Ch 231 Taxation
- Ch 233 Taxicabs, Jitneys and Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 234 Telephones, Outdoor Public
- Ch 235 Towing of Motor Vehicles
- Ch 236 Toy Guns
- Ch 238 Trailers and Campers
- Ch 243 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 244 Vehicles, Electric
- Ch 246 Vending Machines
- Ch 248 Water
- Ch 251 Window Guards
- Ch 253 Wireless Communications
- Appendix
- Ch A265 Cable Television Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition of Legislation
[Adopted 9-20-2023 by Ord. No. 49-2023]
The purpose of this article is to provide appropriate standards
and regulations for the keeping of certain farm animals for noncommercial
purposes within a residential environment so as to avoid adverse impacts
on neighboring properties and residents.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Female chickens or hens.
Any camelid or hooved animal raised for domestic or commercial
use, including but not limited to horses, mules, llamas, alpacas,
cattle, sheep, goats and swine, including miniature and potbellied
pigs.
Any species of domestic fowl, including roosters, turkeys,
ducks, geese, peafowl, ostriches, emus, waterfowl and game birds,
except chickens (females or hens), as defined herein, are excluded.
No person shall shelter, maintain, keep or harbor any livestock
or poultry on any property within the City of Atlantic City.
The keeping of chickens on properties located within the City
of Atlantic City shall be permitted in accordance with the following
regulations and conditions:
A.
A maximum
of five chickens shall be permitted on any parcel of land in contiguous
ownership regardless of lot area.
B.
The
keeping of roosters is expressly prohibited.
C.
All
chickens shall be securely confined within a structure or enclosure
surrounded by a secure fence of sufficient height and strength to
confine the chickens and serve as protection from weather and predators.
D.
All
such structures or enclosures shall be screened from view from the
street.
E.
All
such structures and enclosures shall be kept in a clean, healthy and
sanitary condition by the person possessing or occupying the property,
and no person shall permit any noise, odor or other nuisance to be
formed or maintained.
F.
All
structures and enclosures shall require an accessory building permit
and shall adhere to all zoning requirements, including the requirements
for accessory structures.
G.
Any
persons keeping chickens shall be required to obtain a license from
the appropriate licensing division of the City.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the City Construction Official, City Zoning Officer, City Code Enforcer, City Police Department and City Health Officer. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to the penalties provided in § 121-27 of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Atlantic City. Each and every violation of this article and each and every day that any violation of this article shall continue shall be construed as a separate and distinct violation.
