§ 90.046. ROOSTERS BANNED WITHIN CORPORATE LIMITS.

(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, harbor, or maintain any rooster within the corporate limits of the City of Columbus. The unlawful owning, keeping, maintaining, or harboring of roosters is declared to be a public nuisance. This section specifically bans the owning, keeping, maintaining, and/or harboring of roosters only and not other fowl as elsewhere defined in this chapter.

(B) The prohibition of owning, keeping, maintaining, or harboring of roosters shall not apply to those roosters owned, kept, harbored, or maintained by the following:

(1) Governmental entities, persons participating in a heath surveillance conducted by a governmental entity, animal shelters and humane societies, licensed veterinary clinics, non-profit educational facilities, and commercial establishments who offer live fowl or chickens for retail sale.

(2) Registered participants in local youth 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) programs from April through August of each calendar year. Evidence of registration with said organizations shall be provided to Animal Control no later than April 30 of each calendar year. Said organizations will compile a list to be given comprising of: the child's name owning the rooster, the address and contact information of the owner, and the address where the rooster will be housed.

(C) Entities and individuals falling into the exceptions listed in division (B) shall still comply with all other City regulations concerning fowl when dealing with roosters.

(Ord. 18-53, passed 11-19-18)