Tarpon Springs Chapter 4 distinguishes farm birds (chickens, ducks, emus) from household pets, and limits livestock keeping to agriculturally zoned parcels with setback and sanitation requirements rather than typical residential lots.
Under Tarpon Springs Code of Ordinances Chapter 4 (Animals), farm birds such as chickens, ducks, and emus are explicitly excluded from the general definition of 'bird' that applies to household pets. The city's zoning code restricts the keeping of farm animals and livestock to parcels with appropriate agricultural or residential-agricultural designations and requires that coops, pens, and enclosures be set back from neighboring dwellings, kept sanitary, and free of odor or vector nuisances. Roosters and hogs are generally prohibited in residentially zoned areas. Property owners must consult their specific zoning district before establishing any flock to confirm whether hens are permitted and how many.
Code enforcement may issue civil citations, daily fines, and orders to remove animals; repeat or unsanitary keeping can escalate to nuisance abatement.
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