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Check Eugene rules before keeping backyard farm animals

Eugene Code 9.5250 sets standards for residential urban animal keeping within city limits.

Steps

2 steps
  1. Read the city’s animal-keeping guideOpen the document linked from the city’s Farm Animals / Urban Animal Keeping page for common questions and care practices.
  2. Ask Land Use staff about your plansCall 541-682-8336 for more information about the standards.

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