Fishers, IN Animal Ordinances: Livestock (2026)

Under City of Fishers Code § 91.02, 'livestock' includes horses, cows, goats, pigs, or any other four-legged animal (excluding dogs and cats) used for pleasure or profit, with fowl expressly included. Section 91.03 makes every livestock owner responsible for keeping animals in a safe, clean, sanitary, and healthy manner, providing adequate food, fresh water, shelter, ventilation, and space to move about freely, and protecting them from abuse, cruelty, and neglect. The code carves out that nothing in § 91.03 prohibits livestock guard dogs or working dogs accompanying livestock. The animal code does not, however, set a cap on the number of livestock or specify lot sizes or setbacks - those land-use questions are answered by the Fishers Unified Development Ordinance (zoning, Title XV). Section 91.06(A)(7) ties the two together by declaring any animal not kept in conformity with city zoning a public nuisance subject to impoundment and citation, and § 91.06(A)(6) reaches livestock whose enclosures create unsanitary conditions or objectionable odors that disturb neighbors. Because most residential districts in Fishers limit agricultural uses, anyone intending to keep horses, cattle, goats, pigs, or other livestock should verify the applicable zoning district, lot-size, and setback requirements directly with the Fishers Department of Planning and Zoning before doing so.