§ 6-7. Limitation on keeping livestock.

(a)

No person shall keep or maintain livestock in any area of the city unless such activity is permitted as of right, permitted by special exception, or permitted as a continuation of a nonconforming use, pursuant to chapter 36.2, zoning.

(b)

For the purposes of this chapter, livestock shall mean all domestic or domesticated Bovidae family (such as cows, bison, sheep, and goats), the Camelidae family (such as camels, llamas, and alpaca), the Cervidae family (such as deer and elk), the Equidae family (such as horses, donkeys, and mules), the Suidae family (such as pigs), the Ratite order (such as emus and ostriches), more than ten (10) animals of the Leporidae family (such as rabbits and hares), and aquaculture operations.

(c)

The term livestock shall exclude poultry as regulated under article V of this chapter, dogs as regulated under article II of this chapter, cats as regulated under article VII of this chapter, and primates, guinea pigs, hamsters, reptiles, and birds.

(Ord. No. 24443, Ch. 4, § 1, 12-11-78; Ord. No. 35540, § 1, 8-20-01; Ord. No. 39514, § 1, 10-1-12)

State Law reference— Authority to prohibit or regulate keeping of animals, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-870.

(Ord. No. 24443, Ch. 4, § 1, 12-11-78; Ord. No. 35540, § 1, 8-20-01; Ord. No. 39514, § 1, 10-1-12)

State law reference

Authority to prohibit or regulate keeping of animals, Code of Virginia, § 15.1-870.