Is it allowed to rase quail in bath town ship Ohio in your back yard

Per the Bath Township Zoning Resolution - Jan 24, 2000

Y. Domestic Animals 3And Household Pets:
4A household pet shall include any animal commonly kept inside a residence such
as a dog or cat. A domestic animal shall include, but not be limited to, horses,
cows, llamas, goats, hogs, mink, and fowl. For the purpose of the Bath Township
Zoning Resolution the term domestic animals shall not include household pets.
Domestic animals shall 5not be harbored on any lands in the R-3 and R-4
Residential Districts or on the residential or other lots of less than 6two (2) acres
in all other zoning districts of the Township. No more than a total of two (2)
domestic animals, as specified above, shall be allowed on a lot of 7two (2) acres,
an additional one-half (1/2) acre shall be required for each additional animal over
the initial two.
1. Except for agricultural uses, only domestic animals kept for the use of the
property owner or lessee thereof and his family and/or friends invited to
use said animal(s) without the payment of any fee shall be permitted under
the provisions of this section. Riding academies and the keeping, training,
and otherwise harboring of domestic animals for a fee, shall be permitted
only upon the issuance of a Conditional Zoning Certificate by the Township for lands in zoning districts specifying such conditionally permitted uses.
2. All permitted animals, whether harbored for agricultural or any other
purposes, shall be properly housed and these structures kept in sanitary
conditions so as not to be offensive to neighboring property.
3. At a minimum, all permitted animals shall be confined within the building
setback lines of the premises. 1Fences and other similar structures shall
conform to Section 301-4-X herein.
4. Keeping of hogs, or mink, whether harbored for agricultural or any other
purpose, is prohibited except when the building, yards, and all other
confinements for said animals are located at least three hundred feet (300’)
distant from any building used for human habitation or occupancy, other
than the residence of the owner, manager, or caretaker of these animals,
and at least one hundred feet (100’) distant from all property lines,
reservoirs, public ways, streets, or roads. Keeping of horses, fowl, and
other animals, except hogs and mink, whether harbored for agricultural or
any other purpose, is permitted only when the building, yards, and all
other confinements for said animals are located at least one hundred feet
(100’) distant from any building used for human habitation or occupancy,
other than the residence of the owner, manager, or caretaker of these
animals.
5. In no instance shall the keeping of any animal be allowed to become a
public or private nuisance.
 

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