Milwaukee prohibits cattle, horses, swine, sheep, and goats within city limits. Only permitted hens and bees are allowed as agricultural animals.
Milwaukee Code Chapter 78 prohibits keeping any cattle, horses, swine, sheep, or goats anywhere in the city. The only exceptions are licensed equestrian facilities predating zoning, police mounted unit horses, and veterinary clinics. Agricultural 4-H projects require variances from the Board of Zoning Appeals, which are rarely granted. Small-scale urban homesteading is limited to the 4-hen Keeping of Fowl permit, bees under Wis. Stat. 95.55, and rabbits kept as pets under a Rabbit Keeping permit. Dog licensing under Wis. Stat. 175.22 is required for all dogs over 5 months old.
Illegal livestock face $500 to $1,000 fines and a 10-day removal order. Repeated violations escalate to municipal court prosecution.
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