Athens City Code

No person shall keep any animal or fowl enumerated in ACC 10-1, excluding dogs and cats, on any lot or parcel of ground on which a residence or business is located unless the lot or parcel of ground shall contain two acres or more, or within 300 feet of any residence, place of business or public street, nor within a pen or other enclosure which provides less than 900 square feet of space for each animal or fowl without a permit from the animal control officer. The animal control officer shall issue a permit only when, in his sound judgment, the keeping of such an animal in a yard or building under the circumstances as set forth in the application for the permit will not injuriously affect the public health.

(Code 1972, § 3-102; Code 1995, § 10-102)