| Jurisdiction Name: | Charlottesville |
| State/Province: | VA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 43,475 |
| Population Range: | 1 million or more |
| Policy Links: | Web |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2010 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | agriculture, animals, backyard animals, food production, goats, land use, local food, local food production, urban, urban agriculture |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Charlottesville City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | n/a |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | This ordinance permits a maximum of three miniature goats on any residential zoning district in the city. The only other restrictions are that males must be neutered and goats must be dehorned. Nursing off-spring may be kept until they are twelve weeks old, and are not included in the number of goats allowed. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
