Chatham County's animal ordinance covers horses, cows, goats, swine, and fowl and bars them from running at large. Where and how many livestock you may keep is set by the county's zoning ordinance, and Georgia's Right to Farm law protects established agricultural operations.
Chatham County Code §22-105(a) applies the animal-control ordinance to any non-human living vertebrate creature, including dogs, cats, horses, cows, goats, swine, guineas, rabbits, fowl, chickens, peacocks, geese, and ducks. Section 22-103(a) bars owners from letting livestock run at large or keeping them in any street or public place, and §22-110 governs disposal of dead livestock. The county animal code does not itself set acreage or head-count limits for keeping livestock — those come from your parcel's zoning district under the Chatham County-Savannah NewZO. Established farms are further shielded from nuisance suits by Georgia's Right to Farm Act, O.C.G.A. § 41-1-7.
Allowing livestock to run at large is a Chapter 22 violation punishable by a $100-$1,000 fine per count and impoundment (§22-106); zoning limits are enforced separately by county code compliance.
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