6 rules for unincorporated Coweta County, Georgia.
Verified from official government sources
In the county's default RC Rural Conservation zoning, backyard chickens are allowed on a half-acre with up to ten hens and one rooster, and horses and livestock are permitted as an accessory use with 100-foot setbacks. Horse farms are common.
Coweta County, GA, Zoning and Development Ordinance, Art. 7 (RC District), § 70
(b) The minimum lot size for the keeping of backyard chickens shall be one-half acre. (c) No more than ten chickens are permitted on a lot... (g) Roosters and any other crowing fowl shall be limited to one per parcel.
Off the owner's property, a Coweta County dog must be on a leash no more than six feet long, held by a competent person at least 14 years old, under Code section 10-81. Rabies vaccination is required for dogs, cats, and ferrets over three months.
Coweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 10-81(b)
When a dog is off the premises of the owner, the dog must be controlled by means of a leash. The leash shall not be more than six feet in length and the dog shall be under the immediate control of a competent person, who must be at least 14 years of age, of sufficient size and strength to maintain control of the dog.
Coweta County has no breed-specific ban. Dangerous and vicious dogs are classified by behavior under Chapter 10, Article VIII, which implements Georgia's Responsible Dog Ownership Law (O.C.G.A. § 4-8-20 et seq.). No breed is restricted by name.
Coweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 10-146(a)
The purpose of this article shall be to implement the provisions of O.C.G.A. § 4-8-1, et seq. (the "Act"), relating to dangerous and vicious dog control, and in some instances, to strengthen the requirements of the Act in furtherance of a community that is safe and secure from the harms of dangerous and vicious dogs.
Coweta County sets no hive limits or beekeeping setbacks; the activity is not addressed in its animal chapter and is protected by state law. O.C.G.A. § 2-14-41.1 bars a county from prohibiting hives, leaving oversight to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
Coweta County does not license exotic pets itself; Code section 10-3 states that wild and exotic animals are not regulated by the Code, and section 10-35 forwards wild-animal matters to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Many species require a state Wild Animal License.
Coweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 10-35
All complaints and matters concerning wild animals not of a domestic nature and complaints involving game animals or protected species and/or hunting, shall be forwarded to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Game and Fish Division or the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Law Enforcement Division, for proper disposition.
Coweta County has no ordinance prohibiting the feeding of deer, coyotes, or other wildlife. Under Code section 10-35, wild-animal matters are handled by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, not county animal services.
Coweta County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 10-35
All complaints and matters concerning wild animals not of a domestic nature and complaints involving game animals or protected species and/or hunting, shall be forwarded to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Game and Fish Division or the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Law Enforcement Division, for proper disposition.
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