Okaloosa County BOCC — November 4, 2014 — Crestview Livestock Code Changes — reading text

Discussion Draft of Crestview Livestock Regulation Changes (not yet adopted by City) Sec. 10-10 - Livestock. No person shall keep or permit to run at large in the city any livestock, with the following exceptions: a. Horses that are allowed as outline in City of Crestview Land Use Ordinance Article 102 section 129. b. Chickens being kept, harbored, raised or maintained as accessory to a residential, single family structure subject to the following restrictions: 1. No more than 4 chickens may be kept, with Roosters prohibited; 2. No person shall slaughter any chickens 3. The chickens shall be provided with a moveable covered enclosure (i.e. hen house/coop) and must be ept in the covered enclosure or a fenced enclosure at all times. Chickens must be secured within the moveable henhouse/coop druring non-daylight hours. 4.The space per bird in the henhouse/coop shall not be less than four (4) square feet per bird 5. No covered enclosure shall be located in the front yard, nor shall the henhouse/coop be closer than twenty (20) feet to any property line of an adjacent property, nor within thirty (30) of any adjacent residential structure. Odors from chickens, chicken manure, or other chicken related substances shall not be detectable at the property boundaries. 6. All enclosures for the keeping of chickens shall be so constructed and maintained as to prevent rodents or other pests from being harbored underneath, within, or within the walls of the enclosure. The henhouse/coop must be impermeable to rodents, wild birds and predators, including dogs and cats. Enclosures shall be kept in a neat condition, including provision of clean dry bedding materials and regular removal of waste materials. All manure not used for composting or fertilizing must be removed promptly. 7. All feed and other items associated with the keeping of chickens that are likely to attract or to become infested with or with infected by rodents or other pests shall be kept in secure containers or otherwise protected as to prevent rodents and other pests from gaining access to or coming into contact with: 8. The sale of eggs or any other chicken products generated in the City of Crestview is prohibited. 9. No dog or cat that kills a chicken will, for that reason alone, be considered a dangerous or aggressive animal.