Regulating Livestock and Other Farm Animals
Contents
- About Livestock Regulation
- General Ordinance Provisions
- Regulations for Specific Types of Farm Animals
- MRSC Related Web Pages
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 (
) - Information Bulletin prepared by King County Department of Development and Environmental Services.
General Ordinance Provisions
- Bainbridge Island Municipal Code Ch. 18.99 - Agriculture - This chapter is to provide for all forms of the keeping of livestock and crop related activities....
- 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
- Des Moines 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 Ch. 18.07.140 - Animals - Maintenance of Agricultural Animals in Residential District
- Pacific Municipal Code Ch. 6.18 () - Animals - Animals at large - Keeping
- Seattle Municipal Code Section 23.42.052 - Keeping of animals - Small animals, farm animals, domestic fowl and bees
- Tukwila Municipal Code Ch. 7.08 () - Livestock, Small Animals and Fowl
- Vancouver Urban Livestock - Farm Animals in the City - Provides links to Vancouver and Clark County regulations
- Woodinville Municipal Code Ch. 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
- Ferndale - FAQs about City Chickens ()
- Kirkland Municipal Code Ch. 8.08 - Fowl
- Lakewood Municipal Code Section 18A.50.160 (B)- Animals in Residential Districts - Poultry, pigeons, ducks, and similar birds, and rabbits ....
- Mill Creek Municipal Code Section 6.12.080 - Roosters Prohibited
- Seattle Municipal Code Section 23.42.052(2)c - Domestic Fowl - Note roosters prohibited
Horses
- Horses on Sidwalks and Parking Strips - Bellingham Municipal Code Section 10.28.020 (T) Located near bottom of page
- Horses in Parks (Prohibiting) -
- Monroe Municipal Code Section 9.28.125 - Horse Use Restrictions
- Normandy Park Municipal Code Section 6.04.080(1)(b) - Horse at large in public park
- Pacific Municipal Code Ch. 6.20 () - Animals - Horses
- Horse Overlay Zoning District - SeaTac Ordinance No. 03-1022 ()
Livestock
- Fircrest Municipal Code Ch. 7.16 - Livestock (keeping in city)
- King County Code Ch. 11.24 () - Stock Restricted Area.
- Okanogan Municipal Code Ch. 6.08 - Livestock
- Thurston County Code Ch. 9.04 - Herd District
- Thurston County Code Section 22.12.020 J - Permitted uses - Single Family Medium Density Residential Zone District - J. Agricultural uses, on lots of one acre or more - livestock and poultry