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Glasgow Regulations for the Keeping of Farm Animals and Livestock within City Limits ordinance (§ 205.260)

Chapter 205: Animal Regulations · Article III. Restrictions On Farm Animals, Livestock And Other Animals

In short: Livestock and farm animals are allowed only on more than five contiguous acres, kept at least 400 feet from any residence, never running loose, and no feedlots or CAFOs. Swine can't be penned over three days or within 50 feet of a street, sidewalk or road. Barns need a building permit.

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

A. Owners of more than five (5) acres of contiguous land will be allowed to keep livestock or farm animals within the City limits, subject to other restrictions.

B. Commercial feed lots, or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), will not be allowed within the City limits.

C. No farm animal, livestock, or other permitted animal of any kind will be allowed to run at large within the City limits of Glasgow; persons owning or having charge of such animals will be held accountable for said animals running at large in the same manner as set forth in Article I of this Chapter regarding dogs running at large.

D. Farm animals and livestock will not be kept, harbored, penned, or stabled within four hundred (400) feet of any residence. In addition, no person shall confine, or allow to be kept or confined, any swine within any pen or sty for a longer period than three (3) days, or within fifty (50) feet of any street, sidewalk, or public road.

E. Barns, stables, or shelters for harboring livestock or farm animals may only be constructed by first obtaining a building permit and following all zoning regulation setbacks for the district within which it is to be built, and no permit shall be allowed unless both the setback requirements and the 400-foot distance from a residence can be complied with.

Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 205.260

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