§ 14-4. Animals in village.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall keep within the village any cattle, cows, horses, sheep, swine, goats, more than five chickens with the limitation that chickens may be kept only pursuant to section 14-16 of this Code, ducks, turkeys, geese or other livestock unless:

(1)

The premises upon which the animals are kept is zoned for agricultural purposes; or

(2)

The keeping of such animals was lawful under the ordinances of the county at the time the village was incorporated in April 1991, or at the time the property was annexed into the village and provided that such animals were kept on the premises on such date and continuously thereafter; and provided, further, that such premises have remained the same size; or

(3)

The keeping of horses and ponies are permitted as outlined in the zoning ordinance of the Village of Godfrey, Illinois.

(Ord. No. 08-92, § 1(30.4), 11-4-1992; Ord. No. 12-2009, § 1, 5-5-2009; Ord. No. 04-2018, § 1, 3-6-2018)