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