Warner Robins, GA Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 5-8
- Banned
- Cattle, horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, goats, sheep, fowl
- Exception
- Government-owned school farm land
- Enforcement
- Animal control officer, § 5-3
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine / 12 months jail
Summary
Warner Robins bars keeping cattle, horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, goats, sheep, or fowl, including backyard chickens, anywhere inside the city limits unless a specific city ordinance permits it, with a narrow carve-out only for governmental school farm property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to raise, keep or permit to be raised or kept on premises that he owns or controls within the city limits of Warner Robins any wild nondomestic animal, or any cattle, horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, goats, sheep, or fowl, unless permitted by the ordinances of the city. The prohibitions contained in this section shall not apply to real property owned by any governmental entity for use as a school farm.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69).
Full Breakdown
" Fowl covers chickens along with other poultry, so backyard flocks fall under the same blanket ban as barnyard livestock unless a separate city ordinance, such as the zoning code's agricultural district rules, opens the door for a particular property. The only exemption written into section 5-8 itself covers real property owned by a governmental entity and used as a school farm. Because the ban runs off zoning designation rather than a standalone permit process, whether a property can keep fowl or livestock in practice depends on whether it sits in a district, such as R-Ag, where the zoning ordinance allows agricultural uses; property in a straight residential or commercial district gets no such allowance under chapter 5 alone.
Animal control officers enforce section 5-8 the same way they enforce the rest of chapter 5, including inspection authority under section 5-5 and citation authority under section 5-3.
Violations & Fines
Keeping livestock or fowl without an ordinance permitting it on that property is punished under section 5-2, which applies the Code's general penalty in section 1-7: up to a $1,000 fine, up to 12 months in jail, or both. An animal control officer can issue a citation under section 5-3 based on personal observation or a witness's sworn statement, and each day the animals remain counts as a separate violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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