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503. Farm Animals 503.01 Intent. It is the intent of this chapter to define guidelines for keeping farm animals on parcels of land within the city less than 10 acres in size; to facilitate distribution of animals within this city in such a manner as to prevent coincident and concurrent high- density populations of both residents and animals within the same geographical area by permitting animals to be kept on smaller parcels of land located in appropriately zoned areas; to minimize the risk of nuisances by limiting the total number of animals per acre and providing animal- specific nuisance guidelines; and to facilitate the enforcement of these regulations by providing for registration of parcels smaller than 10 acres on which the keeping of animals will be permitted. 503.02 Definitions. Subdivision 1. Animals. "Animals" means horses, mules, donkeys, cattle, sheep, swine, rabbits, skunks, foxes, raccoons, mink, and other similar animal beings which are endowed with the power of voluntary motion. Subd. 2. Fowl. "Fowl" means all birds of any kind including poultry, turkeys, chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, gallinaceous birds, and other similar birds. Subd. 3. Parcel of Land. "Parcel of land" or "parcel" means either: (1) A piece of contiguous real property under one title; or (2) A piece of contiguous real property under more than one title, provided the total area is at least 5 acres and no more than one residence or dwelling is constructed on the property. Subd. 4. Animal Unit. "Animal unit" means a unit of measure to compare differences in the production of animal wastes, which has as a standard the amount of waste produced on a regular basis by a slaughter steer or heifer. For purposes of this chapter, the following equivalents apply: Species or Type Animal Units per of Animal Single Animal Slaughter Steer or Heifer 1.00 Horse 1.00 Pony 0.40 Mature Dairy Cow 1.40 Sheep 0.10 Goat 0.10 Turkey 0.018 Chicken 0.01 102