Animal Ordinances in Racine County, WI (2026)

Racine County Code § 20-1226(12)a

Livestock facilities as defined herein, including livestock and poultry of all types, may be permitted as conditional uses in all agricultural districts subject to the following: a. No livestock facility operation shall be permitted on less than thirty-five (35) acres of agriculturally-zoned land (including A-2) nor closer than one thousand (1,000) feet from any land presently zoned residential...

Racine County Code § 14-73

Dogs shall be allowed on the Racine County bicycle trails, but no person shall suffer or permit his dog to be on said trails unless: (1) Said dog is on a leash of suitable strength not more than six (6) feet in length. (2) Said person must have on his or her possession means or items capable of removing deposits of fecal material. (3) That if a dog deposits any fecal material, said person must ...

Racine County Code § 4-1(a), (c)

No person shall keep in the county dangerous animals or reptiles not domestic to the state. No person shall permit their dog, pet or other animal or animals to run at large causing or threatening damage, injury or disturbance to any neighboring tenant or landowner or person legally entitled to possession thereof. (b) Exception. An exception to the prohibition against keeping dangerous animals o...

Racine County Code Sec. 16-5(a), (b)

No person shall feed any wild animal or fowl in any county owned property. Feed means the offering, throwing, spreading and/or leaving of any food item that is commonly eaten by animals and fowl.

Racine County Code § 20-1018

Except for the commercial raising, propagation, boarding, or butchering of animals or foul, which are conditional uses, any restriction of the number and type of animals and pets permitted within a particular district shall be the responsibility of the local town boards. This includes beekeeping in districts zoned residential. In this section, commercial shall mean any activity conducted with t...