Backyard chickens and livestock are allowed on agriculturally zoned unincorporated land under Lake County's Land Development Regulations. On land classified as agricultural, Florida's Right to Farm Act (FS 823.14) bars the county from restricting bona fide farm operations. Residential districts and cities limit or prohibit livestock.
Whether you may keep chickens or livestock depends on your zoning district under the Lake County Land Development Regulations; agricultural and rural districts permit livestock, while suburban residential districts generally do not. On land classified as agricultural by the property appraiser, the Florida Right to Farm Act preempts local restriction of a bona fide farm operation, including apiculture and farm-animal production. Livestock (Sec. 4-3) means cattle, horses, sheep, swine, goats and other hoofed animals raised for private or commercial use.
Zoning violations are enforced under the LDR and county code enforcement; agricultural operations meeting FS 823.14 are protected from local nuisance limits.
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