Fayette Animals Running at Large: Livestock ordinance (§ 205.260)
Chapter 205: Animals and Fowl · Article III. Impoundment
In short: Horses, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens and geese may not run loose outside their owner's enclosure in town.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
It shall hereafter be unlawful for the owner or owners of any animal or animals of the species of horse, mule, ass, cattle, swine, sheep, goat, chicken (including, but not necessarily limited to, chicks, hens, roosters, capons, cockerels and pullets) or domestic geese to permit the same to run at large outside the enclosure of the owner of such animal in the corporate limits of the City of Fayette, and if such animals be found running at large outside the enclosure of such owner within the corporate limits of said City, it shall be the duty of the Marshal having knowledge or information thereof to forthwith restrain the same and place the animal or animals so running at large in the City pound provided for that purpose.
Official source: City of Fayette official Code of Ordinances (online), § 205.260
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.