RELATING TO KEEPING OF FOWL WITHIN THE CITY OF MADISON.
Madison General Ordinances § 7.29
in effect7.29 - RELATING TO KEEPING OF FOWL WITHIN THE CITY OF MADISON.
(1) No person shall keep any ducks, geese, pigeons, birds, or other fowl within the City of Madison in any unsanitary condition or within such proximity of dwelling houses or in any manner so as to be a nuisance.
(2) The Director of Public Health Madison and Dane County shall, upon complaint or on their own initiative, inspect, or order a Public Health Sanitarian or a Humane Officer to inspect, premises upon which fowl are kept and ascertain and determine whether the conditions are unsanitary or if for any reason a nuisance is caused thereby. If the Director of Public Health Madison and Dane County determines that conditions are unsanitary, or if for any reason a nuisance exists, they shall order the owner or occupant of the premises to abate the nuisance and it shall thereupon be unlawful to keep such fowl on the premises. (Am. by ORD-08-00120, 10-24-08; ORD-14-00012, 1-14-14; ORD-15-00009, 1-28-15)
Source: City of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison General Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOICH1--10_CH7PUHE_7.29REKEFOWIMAFetched: 11/1/2026