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1769.04 ANIMAL ENCLOSURES; LIMITATIONS ON RAISING FOWL. No rabbit hutch, goat pen, chicken coop, mnway yard or other place for the keeping ofany rabbit, goat, chicken, goose, turkey, common pigeon other than a homing pigeon, or fowl of any kind shall be maintained or suffered to exist in the City No live rabbit, chicken, duck, goose, turkey, common pigeon other than a homing pigeon or other fowl shall be raised or kept in the City, except khat fowl for the purpose ofkilling or sale in the ordinary course of business may be kept in crates, provided that. (a) Every such crate is maintained in a clean condition; (b) Every such emte is kept upon a watertight floor or pavement that is thoroughly flushed with water daily; and (c) No crate containing or used to contain live fowl is kept in the same room in which Food other than live fowl is prepared, placed, kept or sold. 1769.05 MAINTENANCE OF STABLES. No stable or other place for the keeping ofany horse, mule ordonkey shall exist or be pemdtled to exist unless such stable or other place is maintained in a clean wndition, free from any accumulation of filth, garbage, mbbish or other waste. 1769.06 REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS. Every person, firm or corporation owning or having the possession or charge ofany dead animal not proper for food, and any occupant or owner oP premises on which there is any dead animal no[ proper For food, shall at once remove such animal or cause the same to be removed to a fertilizer or reduction plant equipped properly to dispose of dead animals. 1769.07 DISEASED ANIMALS. The Division of Public Health, upon obtaining information as to the existence of a communicable disease in any animal, shall cause the destruction, removal or isolation of such animal. 1769.08 PLACES USED FOR THE SALE OF ANIMALS AND BHH)S.. (a) No building or portion of any building shall be used for a place to keep for sale any dogs, cats, rodents, birds, or other animals uriless such building or portion thereof is separated from a place of human habitation, or from a place where food is prepared, placed, kept or sold, by a wall or ceiling which contains no openings, and unless such place is maintained in a clean condition and free from any accumulation of filth, garbage, rubbish or other waste. Such wall or ceiling may contain a window or skylight provided such window or skylight is not operable. (b) No person shall permit such building or portion thereofto become anuisance by reason of odors, noises, or other causes. (e) No person shall display, sell, keep for sale or offer for sale, any dog, cat, rodent, bird, or other anima[ which is not kept or maintained in brooder facilities, pen, cage or other housing adequate to safeguard the health of [he animals as determined and approved by the Health Commissioner ofthe City CHAPTER 1775 Weeds 1775.01 WEED OR TALL GRASSREMOVAL. (a) The owner, occupant or person having the charge or management ofany lot or parcel of land situated within the CiTy, whether the same be improved or unimproved, vacant or occupied, within forty-eight hours written notice [o do so, shall cut or deshoy, or cause to be cu[ or destroyed, any noxious or poisonous weeds, including but not limited to Russian, Canadian or common thistle, all wild IetNCe, wild mustard, wild parsley, ragweed, milkweed, chickweed, wild garlic, quack Bass, dodders, wild carrot, common cockle, docks, chicory or tall grasses growing upon such lot or parcel of land, and prevent the same from blooming or going to seed, or exceeding a height of six inches, or spreading pollen which may be hazmfut to human health. (b) If the owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of any lot or parcel of laud does no[ cu[ or destroy, or cause to be cut or destroyed, noxious weeds or grasses as provided herein, the Director of Human Services. or designee is authorized to cause to be cut or destroyed such noxious weeds or grasses. (c) When any such noxious weeds or grosses are cut or destroyed by the City, as provided herein, then after such work is performed, the City shall give five days' notice by regular mail to the owner, occupant or person having the charge or management of such lot or parcel of land, at his known address, to pay the cost of such cutting or destroying of noxious weeds or grasses, which notice shall be accompanied by a statement of the amount of cost incurred. If the same is not paid within thirty days after the mailing of the notice, such amount may be certified to the CounTy Auditor for collection as other taxes and assessments are collected in accordance with Ohio R.C. 731.54, or the City may seek recovery of such vests by civil action against the property owner involved, (d) When it is deemed necessary to cut and destroy weeds or grosses on private property, in accordance with the provisions of this section, the owner shall be charged at the rate of one hundred dollars ($!00.00) per hour or portion thereof, or the actual cost of such work, whichever is the larger The minimum charge therefor shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00). 1775.02 NUISANCE VEGETATION; GROWTHS OVER SIDEWALKS. (a) The following acts, things and conditions done or existing within this City are declared to constitute nuisances: (1) To cause or suffer debris, offal, filth, decaying vegetable or noisome substances to accumulate, collect or remain on any parcel of land. (2) To permit the growing or existence of Limbs of trees, branches, bushes, shrubs, briars, or vines so that the same or any part of them project over any sidewalk so as to interfere with or deprive pedestrians ofthe free and full use of such sidewalk. (b) If any of the nuisances defined in this section exist, said nuisance shall be abated and/or the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises shall be fined and/or imprisoned in accordance with Section 1701 99. CHAPTER 1777 Refuse and Debris 1777.01 REFUSE 22