Section 24-903. PIGEONS

 

903.1No person or persons shall keep or cause to be kept any pigeons within the District, without a permit from the Mayor.

 

903.2A permit shall be issued only upon the approval of the Director of the Department of Human Services.

 

903.3Before a permit is issued to any person or persons, signatures of fifty-one percent (51%) of the householders within the radius of one hundred feet (100 ft.) from the loft shall first be obtained.

 

903.4The permit shall be dated when issued.

 

903.5Each permit shall be renewed annually on the anniversary date of issuance.

 

903.6In any case where there have been no complaints during the previous year, the permit may be renewed for a corresponding period by endorsement on the back of the permit by the Director of the Department of Human Services.

 

903.7Lofts, aviaries, nests, and other places where pigeons are kept shall be kept dry, well ventilated, clean, and sanitary at all times.

 

903.8Lofts, aviaries, nests, and other places where pigeons are kept shall be open at all reasonable times to inspectors of the Department of Human Services.

 

903.9The permit shall be issued at a fee of two hundred dollars ($200).

 

source

Article 18, §12 of the Police Regulations (May 1981); as amended by §3 Animal Control Amendment Act of 1992, D.C. Law 9-236, 40 DCR 614, 616 (January 22, 1993).