POULTRY IN THE CITY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 427, 9 February 1909, Page 8

POULTRY IN THE CITY.

; ;; ; '; ■ PifOPOSED■NEW'BTJ.AW.: ;;/ , v^■There has- been a 'good -deal of talk-recently :about thq.alleged.'.nuisance caused/ by. keeping, poultry; in the city 'under. certain' conditions. As tho outcome of. discussions by the City Coun-. cil on: tlie: subject, a;'by-law, framed to;: supersede thei'gne'j'iiow in operation'. ' It was.' discussed tho'last'meeting of-the' City Council, and a special meeting', is to bo held ,'oii Thursday:'.'evening-! to,'pass it:into liuv..; ; . .! :Thevpr6posed:;by-law' provides' as- follows:—: >.li(l).No poultry (which shall includo. geese, .diiclcs,. turlceys, and 'domestic 'fowls•-of all : ue■scription) shall bo. kept .in .'any.;part, of the .city, except in a properly constructed, poultry,house, 'coTered in .with. a rainproof-. roof and rprovided.;with;-a, prpnerly-graded. conorete. or ißsphalte yfloor ana -with a suitably o'nclosed' iruiiMJr..' scratching' ground attnohed/thereto.! j :(2) Not; more ..than .50 head;of. poultry; shall ■bo: hereafter ;kepti in 'any '.poultry-house,, or! ill tho. city,without- the consent■ and '.tipprbv&l of tho.council first obtained; and '.such- consent .and, approval • shall! be granted, jonly by. resolution of-the council. .';The council' .may icivistt, sutAii'tonseiit or xefoke and.cancel .any consent iE it , slionld decidp' .that the poultry-house.or, the poultry run in question is likely to prove an! annoynnco to tlio neighbourhbod or. dangerous , to 'health. ■:'.■..:.■:■■.'•■' ~ (8). No.such poultry-house shall be. built or maintained at a.less distance.than 15 feet from : dwelling ,or from-' any publio "or priyato street'or public place.,'■ . .! ! ; .:. '"(4). No such poultry run shall have its .outer fence at less distance than. 15 feot from any dwelling; or G feot from any boundary of adjoining premises or from any publio or private street or public place.-- ..- '< '■ ■ ■■' ■:■'..' (5) All poultry runs of: whatever size'shall-be go enclosed as , to'confino tho poultry ■ within such poultry run. ; .• ... '~: ■ (6) Should any .poultry-house or •poultryTrun 'cause a nuisance or injury, to.-- health from any cause.' it shall : bo 'the:!duty! of the ■'. owner,' i; up'on;notice being served'upon him by tlie.lnspeotpr of. Nuisancos.'i to remedy the nuiennce, and if ho does\nbt do so, such ownar shall'be deemed.guilty of an offence against tho by-law. • (7)/All, poultry-houses shall be well limewashed at least onco in'every three months, and all poultry,runs'cleaned out weekly and sanded or.limed l and kept nt all times.clean and dry ; by the occupier of the premises. '■■,-: v. ' '