A. 
The maximum number of chickens allowed is three per tract of land regardless.
B. 
Only female chickens (hens) are allowed. Roosters are prohibited within borough limits.
A permit shall not allow the permittee to engage in chicken breeding, sales or fertilizer production for commercial purposes.
A. 
Chickens must be kept in a secure enclosure or fenced area at all times. Chickens shall be secured within a henhouse during non-daylight hours. A henhouse may be attached to a chicken tractor, provided it meets all design and construction standards.
B. 
Enclosures must be kept in a clean, dry, odor-free, neat and sanitary condition at all times.
C. 
Henhouses, chicken tractors must provide adequate ventilation and adequate sun and shade and must be impermeable to rodents, wild birds and predators, including dogs and cats.
D. 
Henhouses and chicken tractors design and construction.
(1) 
Henhouses shall be designed to provide safe and healthy living conditions for the chickens with a minimum of four square feet per bird while minimizing adverse impacts to other residents in the neighborhood.
(2) 
A henhouse or chicken tractor shall be enclosed on all sides and shall have a roof and doors. Access doors must be able to be shut and locked at night. Opening windows and vents must be covered with predator and bird proof wire of less than one inch openings.
(3) 
The materials used in making a henhouse or chicken tractor shall be uniform for each element of the structure such that the walls are made of the same material, the roof has the same shingles or other covering, and any windows or openings are constructed using the same materials. The use of scrap, waste board, sheet metal, or similar materials is prohibited. Henhouses and chicken tractors shall be well maintained.
(4) 
Henhouses, chicken tractors and chicken pens shall only be located to the rear of a dwelling.
(5) 
Henhouses, chicken tractors and chicken pens must be located at least 10 feet from the property line and at least 25 feet from any adjacent building in separate ownership from the permittee.
(6) 
Any enclosed henhouse shall consist of sturdy wire fencing. The pen must be covered with wire, aviary netting, poultry netting or solid roofing. The wire must have openings of 1/2 inch or less.
Odors from chickens, chicken manure or other chicken related substances shall not be perceptible beyond the boundaries of the permitted tract of land. Noise from chickens shall not be loud enough beyond the boundaries of the permitted tract of land at the property boundaries to disturb persons of reasonable sensitivity.
The permittee shall take necessary action to reduce the attraction of predators and rodents and the potential infestation of insects or parasites. Chickens found to be infested with insects or parasites that may result in unhealthy conditions to human habitation shall result in revocation of a permit.
Chickens shall be provided with access to feed and clean water at all times. The feed and water shall be unavailable to rodents, wild birds and predators.
All stored manure shall be covered by a fully enclosed structure with a roof or lid over the entire structure, or garbage cans with tight fitting lids. No more than three cubic feet of manure shall be stored on the permitted tract of land. All other manure not used for composting or fertilizing shall be removed from the site or incorporated into a garden area. The henhouse, chicken tractor, chicken pen and surrounding area must be kept free from trash and accumulated droppings. Uneaten feed shall be removed in a timely manner.
A. 
No owner shall allow chickens to roam off the permitted tract of land.
B. 
No dog or cat or other domesticated animal which kills a chicken off the permitted tract of land will, for that reason alone, be considered a dangerous or aggressive animal or the Borough's responsibility to enforce any animal control provisions.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep chickens in violation of any provision of this chapter.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any owner of rental property, renter or leaseholder of property to allow chickens to be kept on any property, except where the owner of the chickens is also the resident and owner of the property upon which the chickens are kept.
C. 
No person shall slaughter any chickens within Borough limits except as said activity may be provided for under industrial uses and districts within the Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 200].
D. 
No person shall keep a rooster.
E. 
No person shall keep chickens on a vacant or uninhabited tract of land.
F. 
No chickens shall be kept within Borough limits except as provided under this chapter, unless for purposes of education or exhibition at a public school, college or, fair, or chickens kept temporarily for sale as an accessory to an agricultural retail business.
A. 
Any violation of the terms of this chapter that constitutes a health hazard or that interferes with the use or enjoyment of neighboring property is a nuisance and may be abated under the general nuisance abatement provisions of the Pennsylvania Borough Code and all applicable Borough nuisance or zoning ordinances, with fines and penalties consistent with said ordinances.
B. 
This chapter shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
C. 
Repealer. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any provision of this chapter are hereby repealed.