Chickens and livestock are allowed on land zoned Agricultural or in the Estates district under Collier County's Land Development Code, and must be kept per recognized husbandry practices. Florida's Right to Farm Act protects bona fide farm operations on agricultural land from local bans.
Whether you may keep chickens or livestock is a zoning question decided by the Collier County Land Development Code: they are permitted on Agricultural (A) and Estates (E) zoned parcels but generally not on standard residential lots. Sec. 14-36(5) makes it unlawful to keep horses, cattle, or other livestock in a manner inconsistent with recognized livestock husbandry practices, and sec. 14-48 requires fencing to confine them. Florida's Right to Farm Act (F.S. 823.14) bars local governments from prohibiting bona fide farm operations on agriculturally classified land.
Keeping livestock on improperly zoned land is a code-enforcement violation; inhumane keeping is cited under ch. 14. Right-to-farm protection applies only to bona fide farm operations on agricultural land.
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Collier County has no ordinance that bans or permits home composting; backyard composting is allowed and encouraged. Compost and yard debris must not become ...
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Collier County's landscaping code (LDC 4.06.05) limits artificial ground cover. Stone, gravel or any artificial ground cover may not be used for more than 20...
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Collier County's Land Development Code favors native plants: required landscaping on sites south and west of US-41 must be 100% native species, native ground...
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Rainwater harvesting is encouraged in Collier County. Plants watered by rain barrels, cisterns, low-volume micro-irrigation or hand-held hose can be watered ...
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Collier County follows South Florida Water Management District year-round rules. Odd-numbered addresses water Monday, Wednesday and Saturday; even addresses ...
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Collier County's weed and litter ordinance (Section 54-185) treats accumulation of weeds, grass or similar overgrowth over 18 inches as a violation. The coun...
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