Garfield requires a permit from the Health Officer to keep small animals such as chickens, rabbits, or poultry on any premises within the city.
Under Garfield's Article III: Keeping of Small Animals, no person may keep small animals on any premises in the city without first obtaining a permit from the Health Officer. The Health Officer may deny the permit if keeping such animals would constitute a nuisance or be detrimental to neighborhood health. Animals must be confined to the licensed premises and may not run at large. Where no specific fee is set, the default permit fee is $100, valid for the calendar year of issuance.
Keeping chickens, poultry, rabbits, or similar small animals without a Health Officer permit, or letting them roam off the licensed property.
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