Fulton Limitations on livestock and fowl ordinance (§ 14-22)
Chapter 14: Animals · Article I. In General
In short: Horses, cattle, goats, sheep, ducks, geese and similar animals need at least an acre, with per-acre limits; lots under an acre may keep only chickens under section 14-23.
This section shall establish the limit on the number of livestock or certain fowl on property of at least one acre. Any property smaller than one acre shall not keep livestock or certain fowl, except as provided for chickens in section 14-23.
(1) The following per acre limits apply to the keeping of livestock or certain fowl in any combination of species:
a. One adult horse, mule, donkey, or other animal of like kind or cow, per acre; or
b. Three adult goats, sheep, llamas, alpacas, ostriches, or emus, per acre; or
c. Ten adult rabbits, turkeys, pheasants, quail, geese, or ducks, per acre.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep more livestock or fowl on any premises than as set out in subsection (a) of this section, except with city council approval or for numbers lawfully allowed before the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived.
Official source: City of Fulton official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 14-22
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.