Regulating Livestock and Other Farm Animals
Contents
- About Livestock Regulation
- General Ordinance Provisions
- Regulations for Specific Types of Farm Animals
About Livestock and Farm Animal Regulations
The keeping of farm animals is generally regulated under zoning, including the number and kinds allowed in urban areas. The underlying premise of most of the restrictions on livestock within urban areas relates to keeping them off public property, controlling noise and smell, and providing for adequate living conditions. Livestock is generally defined to include horses, mules, jackasses, cattle, sheep, llama, goats, and swine. Definitions may also include other animals such as poultry and rabbits. Some jurisdictions subdivide livestock into categories of large and small livestock. For general information, see Small Animals and Livestock Information Services Bulletin (
36 KB) - Information Bulletin prepared by King County Department of Development and Environmental Services.
General Ordinance Provisions
- Bellingham Municipal Code Section 7.12.060 - Keeping Animals in the City
- Blaine Municipal Code Section 6.12.060 - Keeping animals in the city – General regulations – Penalty
- Burien Municipal Code Section 18.19.020 - R-SE Residential Suburban Estate Zone - Permitted Uses (Horses, pasture and grazing, chickens, duck, squab, hamsters, nutria, and chinchilla for commercial purposes)
- Issaquah Municipal Code Chapter 18.07.140 - Animals - Maintenance of Agricultural Animals in Residential District
- Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 7.08 (
2.2 MB)- Livestock, Small Animals and Fowl
- Woodinville Municipal Code Chapter 21.30 - Development Standards - Animals, Home Occupation, Home Industry (Covers Livestock)
Regulations for Specific Types of Farm Animals
- Facts About City Chickens - Seattle Tilth
- Eatonville Municipal Code Section 6.30.060 - Poultry
- Edmonds Municipal Code Section 17.35.040 - Keeping of poultry and covered animals in residential zones
- Kirkland Municipal Code Chapter 8.08 - Fowl
Horses
- Horses on City Streets - Bellingham Municipal Code Section 10.28.020 (T) Located near bottom of page
- Horses in Parks (Prohibiting) - Normandy Park Municipal Code Section 6.04.080(1)(b)
- Horse Overlay Zoning District - SeaTac Ordinance No. 03-1022 ( 90 KB)
Livestock
- Fircrest Municipal Code Chapter 7.16 - Livestock (keeping in city)
- King County Code Chapter 11.24 ( 208 KB) - Stock Restricted Area.
- Okanogan Municipal Code Chapter 6.08 - Livestock
- Thurston County Code Chapter 9.04 - Herd District
- Thurston County Code Section 22.12.020 J - Permitted uses - Single Family Medium Density Residental Zone District - J. Agricultural uses, on lots of one acre or more
Noise see Animal Noise Nuisances