Agenda - Council Work Session - 12/14/2021

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Animal Ordinance Review Research for Animal Code Amendment - Roosters By: Bria Raines, Brian McCann, and Grady Timmerman The purpose of this research is analysis of peer community codes regarding standards for roosters. Neighboring communities had the following ordinances: Andover The City's code defines poultry without naming roosters specifically. • Definition o Poultry: "Domestic fowls, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks or geese, raised for meat or eggs" ■ Permitted in Single Family rural, Suburban, Estate, and Rural Reserve. Prohibited in urban and multiple dwelling zones. Anoka Chapter 14-31 — Restriction on number of animals • "(146) "A person may keep, harbor, or maintain care, custody, or control over no more than four chickens, ducks, geese or other fowl or poultry or combination as defined by this article within city limits. No roosters shall be permitted." Blaine Chapter 6 — Control of animals other than dogs • No section on cats or limitations • Exotic animals require a permit o Permitted: any animal of the species of horse, mule, ass, cattle, sheep, goat, domesticated fowl and exotic animals (except domesticated fowl maintained in a residence), including but not limited to duck, chicken, goose, turkey or peafowl or swine of any kind Champlin Chapter 10 — Animals • (b) Hoofed and agricultural animals. No person shall keep, harbor, or maintain care, custody, or control over any horse, cow, sheep, pig, goat, or any other hoofed animal, chicken, duck, goose or other agricultural animal or fowl any place in the city. This section shall not prohibit the keeping of such animals in a stable that complies with the zoning code. The maximum number shall not exceed one animal per one acre of land. o Not permitted if not house pets or livestock Coon Rapids Chapter 6 —Animal Control and Licensing • (702 (2)) Keeping of roosters is prohibited. Dayton Chapter 94 —Animals • (1) No owner shall allow any animal to commit acts defined or described in this section or Dayton City Code Chapter 130 as a nuisance. (3) The owning, keeping, or harboring of any animal which does any of the following is hereby declared to be an act of nuisance committed by the person owning, keeping or harboring the animal: o (f) Excessively makes disturbing noises;