City Code Section
- As used in this Chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
- A. “Apiary” means the place where bee colonies are located.
- B. “Bees” mean honey-producing insects of the species apis mellifera commonly known as honeybees.
- C. “Beekeeper” means a person who owns or has charge of one or more colonies of bees.
- D. “Director” means the Director of the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, or their designee.
- E. “Livestock” means animals including, but not limited to: fowl, horses, mules, burros, asses, cattle, sheep, goats, llamas, emu, ostriches, rabbits, swine, or other domesticated farm animals excluding dogs and cats. For the purposes of this Title there are two categories of “livestock”.
- 1. “Backyard Livestock” are small animals that may be kept humanely in urban backyards with minimum impacts to adjacent properties. These animals include, but are not limited to: small domestic fowl, such as chickens, ducks, and pigeons; rabbits; and some miniature breeds of livestock (e.g., goats, sheep, pigs).
- 2. “Large Livestock” are larger animals than Backyard Livestock and due to their size, require more space than typically available in an urban backyard to be kept humanely without the potential for significant negative impacts on adjacent properties. These animals include, but are not limited to: horses (standard and miniature); cattle; llamas; and standard size sheep and goats.
- F. “Livestock Facility” means the area used for the keeping and confinement of livestock, including but not limited to shelters such as coops, hutches, stables and outdoor pen areas.
- G. “Livestock Keeper” means any person who harbors, cares for, or exercises control over livestock animals.
- H. “Livestock Owner” means the person who owns livestock.
- I. “Person” means any natural person, association, partnership, firm, corporation or other legal entity.
- J. “Specified Animal Facility Permit” means a permit granted by Multnomah County for the keeping of bees or livestock.