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mdpaoli t1_j5zzjah wrote

County won’t have ordinances pertaining to livestock. Look at the ordinances for the local municipality (i.e. township/borough) where the house is.

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Great_Bodini OP t1_j600plv wrote

Checked there too! Hanover Twnship, these locality government websites are horrific

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maxwellington97 t1_j608crd wrote

Just looked and yes that may be the worst website.

I found one mention that excludes chickens from any domestic pet regulation and lumps them together with other farm animals. Beyond that just call and ask.

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mdpaoli t1_j608y6s wrote

If you can’t find it on the website call the township and ask the zoning officer. They will be happy to answer your questions.

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swampboy65 t1_j60ucvk wrote

I'm not aware of a specific ordinance on livestock in Washington County, Pennsylvania. However, it's possible that there are zoning regulations or other laws that govern the keeping of livestock within the county. I recommend checking with the Washington County Planning Commission or the Washington County Board of Commissioners for more information on any specific regulations that may exist. Additionally, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture also has regulations and guidelines on Livestock issues, it might be worth looking into the state-level regulations that would apply to Washington County. You may also have deed restrictions, so I would check that first.

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Slight-West2591 t1_j68soq5 wrote

Just call Hanover Twp Municipal and ask. It is very common in most of PA that chickens are allowable however you would probably need more than 10 acres to have goats.

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Great_Bodini OP t1_j68suj6 wrote

Did call, the front desk clerk didn’t know but Supervisor got back to me, you are correct, chickens are good but we have 1 acre so no goats.

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