Cumberland County's Animal Control Ordinance defines livestock and bars it from running at large, but where and how many chickens or farm animals you may keep is set by the county's zoning (UDO), not the animal code. Agricultural uses are protected by NC's right-to-farm law.
The county Animal Control Ordinance (Sec. 3-10) defines 'Livestock' to include equine, bovine, sheep, goats, llamas, and swine, and Sec. 3-19 makes it unlawful to permit livestock to run at large. Poultry and fowl are treated as animals and can trigger the same at-large and nuisance provisions. The number of chickens and larger animals you may keep, and on what lot sizes, is controlled by the Cumberland County Unified Development Ordinance zoning classification for your parcel, and by any Fayetteville, Hope Mills, or Spring Lake code inside city limits. North Carolina's Right to Farm Act (NCGS 106-701) protects established bona fide farms from nuisance suits. Check your zoning district and any HOA covenants before adding hens or livestock.
Livestock or fowl running at large, or nuisance conditions (odor, noise, sanitation), are citable under Sec. 3-15 and Sec. 3-19 with civil penalties and possible impoundment. Zoning violations (animals kept in a district that bars them) are enforced by county
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