§ 6.24.050. Pigeon loft maintenance.

A.

A pigeon loft shall comply with applicable zoning laws.

B.

Each pigeon loft shall be constructed of a material that will comply with the cleaning requirements of these regulations.

C.

Each pigeon loft shall be capable of retaining the pigeons therein to prevent escape.

D.

Each pigeon loft shall be operated and maintained clean and sanitary to prevent insect or rodent propagation or conditions for the transmission of disease and shall meet the following additional requirements:

1.

The pigeon loft shall be regularly cleaned to prevent the creation of odors and insect and rodent propagation and to comply with all other provisions of these regulations.

2.

All waste material shall be removed and properly disposed of and the property kept free of litter, trash or garbage as provided in the department's solid waste regulations and other applicable ordinances and laws.

3.

Odors, nuisances and vermin-producing conditions shall be minimized by regular cleaning and the reasonable use of insecticides or other chemicals as directed by the department.

4.

Feed shall be stored and used in a way that prevents rodent attraction and propagation.

E.

Any pigeon with a communicable disease or that is otherwise ill shall be properly isolated from other pigeons and the public to prevent further exposure to the disease or illness.

F.

Pigeons shall not be allowed by the owner or keeper to perch or linger on the property or buildings of others.

G.

Pigeons shall be confined to an approved pigeon loft at all times with the exception of controlled exercise periods. For purposes of this regulation "controlled exercise periods" shall mean those periods not more than twice per day while the pigeons are flying and not more than thirty minutes after alighting from flight. Pigeons shall not be permitted to come and go at will from a pigeon loft, but must re-enter the pigeon loft and be prevented from escape within thirty minutes of alighting after flight.

(Ord. 386 1 (part), 1990)