Simpsonville, SC Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Simpsonville City Code Sec. 6-2 governs livestock through the general standard: it is unlawful to keep any domestic animal or fowl so as to become a nuisance through noise, odors, flies or filth, and all stables, houses and barns must be kept clean and sanitary with no accumulation of manure. Sec. 6-2(b) bars letting animals run at large beyond the owner's land. The code sets no head-count or acreage rule for livestock specifically, but Sec. 6-84's four-animal nuisance cap applies to lots under one acre. Whether livestock (horses, cattle, goats) may be kept at all is determined by the parcel's zoning district under the city's Land Development Ordinance, verify with Planning & Codes before acquiring livestock.