Animal Ordinances in Kenosha County, WI (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Kenosha County's zoning ordinance lets poultry and livestock raising happen by right on farms in the A-1 and A-2 agricultural districts, but chickens, cows, goats, sheep, and hogs are expressly excluded from the definition of household pets, keeping them off-limits in residential districts. Scale up to a commercial egg operation and the county requires a conditional use permit, a 50-acre minimum site, and any building housing chickens set back 500 feet from every property line.
Kenosha County Backyard Chicken and Livestock Rules
Some RestrictionsKenosha County Code § 12.40.080(b)(27)
27. Commercial egg production in the A-3 District. For all new and expanding commercial egg production facilities, the following requirements shall be complied with: a. The site shall contain a minimum of 50 acres. b. There shall be submitted a detailed site plan showing all building locations and distances and the capacity of each building. c. There shall be submitt...
Cat Rules
Kenosha County requires any house cat entering a County park or park trail to stay on a leash no longer than 10 feet and to be properly licensed with current vaccinations. The rule sits in the county park ordinance at Municipal Code § 10.70(9) and governs cats only on County park property, not a general at-large law for private property.
Kenosha County Park Cat Leash and License Rule
Some RestrictionsKenosha County Municipal Code § 10.70(9)
To bring or permit any animal to be in any County park or on any County park trail, except a dog or a house cat which is on a leash not exceeding 10 feet in length; except that dogs may be off-leash within areas of a County park officially designated by the County Park Manager/Director as “Off-Leash Dog Park Area” and when obeying all “Dog Park” rules, or to fail to immediately pick up and plac...
Pet Groomer Rules
Kenosha County's BP-1 Business Park District won't let a grooming shop operate under the 'Professional offices' principal use. Section 12.33.070(b)(20) lists accountants, attorneys, physicians and similar occupations as professional offices but 'specifically excludes veterinarians, veterinary hospitals, animal grooming salons, dog kennels, and funeral homes,' pushing groomers toward the Personal Service Establishments use permitted instead in the B-2 Community Business District.
Kenosha County Animal Grooming Salon Zoning
Some RestrictionsKenosha County Code § 12.33.070(b)(20); § 12.33.020(b)(32)
20. Professional offices which include the following professional and semiprofessional occupations: accountants, architects, attorneys, dentists, engineers, insurance agents, medical clinics, real estate agents, personal or family counselors, chiropractors, physical therapists, physicians, public secretaries, surgeons, or any other offices or professions which are of the same general character ...
Veterinary Clinic Zoning
Kenosha County treats animal hospitals, shelters, kennels and veterinary services as a conditional use in the B-2 Community Business District and B-5 District, not a by-right use. Section 12.33.020(d)(1) requires a conditional use permit, and section 12.40.080(b)(6) sets the standards the Planning, Development & Extension Education Committee attaches: enclosed animal housing set back 100 feet from any property line, proper waste disposal, and noise-deadening construction.
Kenosha County Veterinary Clinic Zoning Permit
Significant RestrictionsKenosha County Code §§ 12.33.020(d)(1), 12.40.080(b)(6)
(d) Conditional Uses (see also section 12.40.080) (8/6/02). 1. Animal hospitals, shelters and kennels and veterinary services ... 6. Animal hospitals, shelters and kennels and veterinary services in the B-2 and B-5 Districts. (8/5/94) a. All animals shall be kept within an enclosed structure and no structure or animal enclosure shall be located closer than one hundred (100) feet to a property b...
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