A person must obtain a permit to spread rat poison.
Sec. 5-2. Putting out poison. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to scatter or put out or otherwise distribute on his premises within the city any poison in any form or manner whatsoever which is or may likely be sufficiently lethal or of such strength as to cause death to any animal or…
Rocks may not be thrown at birds.
Sec. 5-1. Molesting birds. The city is hereby declared a bird sanctuary and no person shall hunt, kill, trap or decoy birds or rob their nests of eggs or young in the city. It shall also be unlawful for any person to shoot at or shoot birds with a gun, pistol, “BB” gun, air rifle,…
One may not place a dead bird on a neighbor’s lawn.
Sec. 11-3-7 Dead animals; disposition. No person shall place any dead animal upon his premises or upon the premises of any other person, or allow any dead animal to remain upon his premises or permit any dead animal belonging to the person to remain upon the premises of another without disposing of same or causing…
Owners of mules may not allow their animal to roam around Athens unsupervised.
Sec. 4-1-5. Livestock running at large. It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any hog, cattle, mule, sheep, goat, fowl or any other livestock or nontraditional livestock animal to permit it to run at large in the limits of Athens-Clarke County or to stray from the property of the owner or keeper…
Goldfish may not be given away to entice someone to enter a game of bingo.
Sec. 4-1-9. Animal giveaway. No person in Athens-Clarke County shall give away any live animal, fish, reptile or bird as a prize for, or as an inducement to enter, any contest, game, or other competition, or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement, or offer such animal as an incentive to enter into…