7 rules for unincorporated Richmond County, New York.
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Richmond County allows hens in NYC but roosters are banned. Coops must meet health standards. Livestock prohibited in most residential zones. NYC Health Code governs.
NYC Health Code Article 161, §161.19
(a) No person shall keep a live rooster, duck, goose or turkey in the City of New York except (1) in a slaughterhouse authorized by federal or state law that is subject to inspection by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets or the United States Department of Agriculture, or (2) as authorized by §161.01 (a) of this Article. (b) A person who is authorized by applicable law to k...
NYC Health Code 161.05 requires dogs leashed (max 6 feet) in all public places. Off-leash permitted in designated NYC Parks only before 9 AM and after 9 PM.
NYC Health Code Article 161, §161.05
(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b) of this section, a person who owns, possesses or controls a dog shall not permit it to be in any public place or in any open or unfenced area abutting on a public place unless the dog is effectively restrained by a leash or other restraint not more than six feet long. (b) (1) Dogs within areas and facilities under the jurisdiction and control of the De...
No breed-specific legislation. NY Agriculture & Markets Law 123 is behavior-based and NYC Health Code 161.02 governs dangerous dogs by conduct, not breed.
Legal since 2010 under NYC Health Code 161.01. Beekeepers must register hives with DOHMH annually. Apis mellifera only; no Africanized subspecies.
NYC Health Code Article 161, §161.01(b)(12)
All venomous insects, including, but not limited to, bees other than non-aggressive honey bees (Apis mellifera), hornet and wasp. Persons keeping honey bees shall file a notice with the Department, on a form provided or approved by the Department, containing the beekeeper's name, address, telephone, e-mail and fax numbers, emergency contact information, and location of the hive, and they shall ...
NYC Health Code 161.01 bans wide range of exotics: ferrets, venomous snakes, large cats, primates, large constrictors, raccoons, skunks. Stricter than NY state law.
NYC Health Code Article 161, §161.01(a)
(a) (1) Prohibitions; exceptions. No person shall sell or give to another person, possess, harbor, keep, or yard wild or other animals identified in this section or in regulations promulgated by the Commissioner pursuant to subdivision (e) of this section other than in: (i) a zoological park or aquarium operated by the Department of Parks, by the Wildlife Conservation Society, or by the Staten ...
NYC Parks Rule 56 RCNY 1-04(e) prohibits feeding wildlife in parks. NYC Health Code 161.15 bans feeding pigeons and similar animals that create sanitary nuisance.
No numeric dog/cat limit in NYC Health Code. Nuisance and sanitary standards apply. NYC Admin Code 17-804 requires dog licensing; no cap on licenses per household.
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