Keeping cattle, horses, goats, or hogs in unincorporated Richland County is controlled by your zoning district under the Land Development Code (Chapter 26). Agricultural and rural districts permit livestock; suburban residential zones restrict it. South Carolina's Right-to-Farm Act protects established farms.
Richland County directly zones the unincorporated county through its Land Development Code (Chapter 26), adopted under South Carolina's Local Government Comprehensive Planning Enabling Act (SC Code Title 6, Ch. 29-310+). The LDC's district use tables determine where livestock may be kept, along with dwelling density, setbacks, and accessory-use standards. Rural and agricultural districts broadly allow cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and hogs; conventional residential districts do not. South Carolina's Right-to-Farm Act (SC Code Chapter 46-45) protects established agricultural operations from certain nuisance suits once they have operated more than a year. State animal-disease and brand/estray rules under SC Code Title 47 also apply. Because standards are parcel-specific, verify your district's permitted uses and any acreage minimums with Richland County Planning &
Keeping livestock in a district that does not permit it is a zoning violation enforced by Richland County Planning & Development, typically via notice, abatement order, and civil penalties.
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