Keeping cattle, horses, goats, swine, or other livestock in Kane County is a zoning matter, not an animal-control one. Agricultural-zoned unincorporated parcels generally permit livestock; residential zones restrict it. The animal ordinance adds humane-care and transport rules that apply to all animals.
The county Animal Control Ordinance sets no head-count limit on livestock; whether livestock may be kept is decided by the Kane County Zoning Ordinance (unincorporated land, via the Development Department) or municipal zoning inside cities. What the animal ordinance does add is baseline welfare and handling rules: owners must supply wholesome food, water, shelter, and veterinary care (§ 23); stables kept for public use must be clean and sanitary (§ 31); "downed" animals may not be sent to auction to suffer (§ 35); and the county fund reimburses owners for livestock killed or injured by stray dogs (§ 20–21). Equine welfare and humane transport rules also apply.
Zoning enforcement for prohibited livestock; animal-control fines of $75–$500 (§ 49) for humane-care, stable-sanitation, or transport violations.
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