[Adopted 3-11-1974 as Ord. No. 1966]
[Added 11-30-1994 by Ord. No. 2472; amended 7-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2907]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Animals kept or propagated for food or as a means of livelihood,
including horses, cattle and other hoofed animals; also deer, elk,
rabbits and hares, pheasants, quail, partridge and other birds and
quadrupeds as determined to be wild. “Livestock” shall
not include dogs, cats and other household pets or female chickens
(hens) or immature chickens (chicks).
Includes roosters and guinea hens, ducks, geese, turkeys,
pigeons and other poultry and domestic birds used for food purposes
and does not include female chickens (hens) or immature chickens (chicks).
No person, firm or corporation shall maintain
and raise livestock of any kind within the Borough of Wilkinsburg,
including cattle, horses, ponies, sheep, pigs and all other animals
not ordinarily defined as household pets.
[Amended 7-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2907]
A.
No person,
firm or corporation shall keep and raise poultry within said Borough.
B.
Each household,
firm or corporation shall be permitted to keep and raise female chickens
(hens) and immature chickens (chicks) subject to the following conditions:
(1)
The
minimum lot size for the keeping of hens and chicks shall be 2,000
square feet and no more than three hens or chicks may be kept on said
lot size.
(2)
One
additional hen or chick shall be permitted for each additional 1,000
square feet of lot size, not to exceed 16 hens and/or chicks in total.
(3)
No
person, firm or corporation shall slaughter any hen or chick in the
Borough.
(4)
Any
person, firm or corporation keeping and raising hens and/or chickens
must maintain the hens and/or chicks in a clean, healthy and safe
environment.
(5)
Any
person, firm or corporation keeping and raising hens and/or chickens
shall ensure that no odors or vermin are present.
(6)
Any
person, firm or corporation keeping and raising hens and/or chickens
must safely dispose of all waste products through on-site composting.
[Amended 11-30-1994 by Ord. No. 2472]
A.
Any person
who shall be convicted of violating the provisions of this article
shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 and the costs
of prosecution for each and every violation and, in default of payment
thereof, to undergo imprisonment not exceeding 30 days. Each day's
continuance of a violation of any provision of this article shall
constitute a separate violation.
B.
In addition
to fines and imprisonment, any person, firm or corporation which does
not maintain a clean and safe environment or whose hens and/or chicks
become a nuisance to its neighbors may be subject to hen and/or chick
seizure by the Borough.
[Added 7-10-2013 by Ord. No. 2907]
