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this code reasonably related to the operation of the dog kennel and/or treatment of animals. (5) Persons ineligible. No license shall be granted to an applicant who has mistreated animals or has been convicted for animal cruelty offenses. (6) Renewals. Annual renewals of kennel licenses may be approved administratively unless the city has received substantiated complaints related to the dog kennel or any code violations have occurred at the dog kennel during the previous year. (Prior Code, §701.04) (Ord. 696, passed 04-22-2002; Ord. 774, passed 08-14-2006; Ord. 844, passed 05-20-2010; Ord. 890, passed 08-25-2014; Ord. 953, passed 12-10-2018; Ord. 981, passed 11-08- 2021) Penalty, see § 90.999 § 90.004 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. (A) Vicious animals. No owner shall keep, or allow on his or her premises, or allow to run at large any vicious animal. Upon conviction for violation of this section, the court may in addition to imposition of sentence, direct the animal control officer to take the animal into custody and forthwith dispose of it in a humane manner. (B) Cruelty to animals. No person shall inhumanely, unnecessarily, cruelly or wantonly beat, injure, torment or otherwise abuse an animal or cause or permit an animal fight. (C) Liability for pets. No owner who is exercising due care by adequately restraining or confining an animal, shall be held liable under this section for any harm the animal causes to any other animal if harmed animal is at large and the harmed animal has entered the area or territory of the animal being legally restrained or confined. (Prior Code, § 701.05) (Ord. 696, passed 04-22-2002) Penalty, see § 90.999 § 90.005 RAISING, KEEPING DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS. (A) (1) Nuisance declared. (a) It is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance affecting the public peace, safety and welfare for an owner or resident within the city to keep or raise any farm animal, except as noted below. (b) Residents on properties zoned R-1, single-family residential, may be permitted to keep and raise up to 12 chickens and/or ducks under the following conditions and restrictions. 1. Residents seeking approval to keep and raise chickens or ducks shall submit an application, application fee, site plan and coop specifications incorporating generally held best practices. Initial applications shall be considered by the City Council after holding a public hearing on the matter. Renewals may be approved administratively unless the city has received substantiated complaints or related violations have been noted during the previous year. 2. Coop structures shall be set back at least 20 feet from property lines and the subject home; coops shall only be located in rear yards. New coops shall require a permit and shall be considered an accessory building subject to all other conditions referenced in Ch. 160 of this code of ordinances. 3. Coops and the subject property shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and may be subject to city inspection as may be deemed necessary. 4. Backyard areas shall be fenced to confine chickens or ducks to subject property. 5. Neither roosters, nor drakes, shall be permitted. 6. No slaughtering or beheading shall be permitted on the subject premises.