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Columbia Loading, transporting, etc ordinance (§ 5-85)

Chapter 5: Animals and Fowl · Article IV. Livestock

In short: You can't load, unload or transfer hogs, sheep, cattle or other livestock between vehicles in any public place, street or private premises, or leave a livestock-loaded vehicle parked on a public place or unenclosed private premises for over one hour. Stockyards, slaughterhouses, stables, barns and enclosed buildings are exempt. Violations are misdemeanors.

Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.

Any person who shall, within the city, load, unload or transfer, from one vehicle to another vehicle, any hogs, sheep, cattle or other livestock in any public place, street or thoroughfare or on any private premises, and any person who shall park or stand any vehicle in which hogs, sheep, cattle or other livestock are loaded on any public place, street or thoroughfare or on any unenclosed private premises for a longer period than one hour shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided in section 1-8 of this Code; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prohibit loading, unloading or transferring of hogs, sheep, cattle or other livestock at any established and maintained stockyard, slaughterhouse, stable, barns, or in any enclosed building.

Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 5-85

Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).

Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.