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(a) (b) (Code 1965, § 113A.04) Sec. 3-4-6. - Conditions. No person who owns, keeps or harbors hen chickens shall permit the premises where the hen chickens are kept to be or remain in an unhealthy, unsanitary or noxious condition or to permit the premises to be in such condition that noxious odors are carried to adjacent public or private property. Any chicken coop and run authorized by permit under this chapter may be inspected at any reasonable time by a city animal control officer or other agent of the city. (Code 1965, § 113A.05) Sec. 3-4-7. - Violations. Any person who keeps or harbors chickens in the city limits without obtaining or maintaining a current permit or after a permit has been suspended or revoked by council action shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. (Code 1965, § 113A.06) CHAPTER 3-5. - DUCKS Sec. 3-5-1. - Limitation on number allowed. It is unlawful for any person to keep or harbor ducks on any premises unless issued a permit to do so as provided in this chapter. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no permit shall be issued for the keeping or harboring of more than three ducks on any premises. A permit may be issued by the common council for the keeping or harboring of up to 12 ducks if the applicant is involved in educational or instructional activity, and the need for the greater number of ducks is directly related to the educational or instructional activity. (Code 1965, § 113B.01; Ord. No. 4351.3, § 1, 8-6-2018; Ord. No. 4512, §§ 1, 2, 2-5-2024) Sec. 3-5-2. - Denitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Duck coop means a structure for housing ducks made of wood or other similar materials that provides shelter from the elements. Duck run means an enclosed outside yard for keeping ducks. Premises means any platted lot or group of contiguous lots, parcels or tracts of land. (Code 1965, § 113B.011; Ord. No. 4351.3, § 1, 8-6-2018) Sec. 3-5-3. - Permit. No person shall maintain a duck coop and run unless they have been granted a permit by the city. The permit shall be subject to all terms and conditions of this chapter and any additional conditions deemed necessary by the city to protect the public health, safety and welfare. The necessary permit applications are available online and in the city clerk's office. Included with the completed application must be a scaled diagram that indicates the location of any duck coop and run, and the approximate size and distance from adjoining structures and property lines. A permit for the keeping of ducks may be revoked or suspended by the council for any violation of this chapter following written notice and a public hearing. The fee for a permit shall be established as part of the fee schedule adopted by the common council. Issued permits will be valid until December 31 of the following year. (Code 1965, § 113B.02; Ord. No. 4351.3, § 1, 8-6-2018; Ord. No. 4435, § 1, 7-19-2021; Ord. No. 4512, § 3, 2-5-2024) Sec. 3-5-4. - Connement. Every person who owns, controls, keeps, maintains or harbors ducks must keep them confined at all times while in the city in a duck coop and duck run. Any coop and run shall be screened with a solid fence or landscaped buffer with a minimum height of four feet. Any coop and run shall be at least 25 feet from any residential structure on any other premises. (Code 1965, § 113B.03; Ord. No. 4351.3, § 1, 8-6-2018) Sec. 3-5-5. - Requirements for duck coops and runs. 197