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Elk River <br />Elk River regulates the number of allowable agricultural animals by animal units per acre. "One animal <br />unit per acre of fenced pasture land is allowed for properties 5 acres or larger, CUP required for properties <br />less than 5 acres to have agricultural animals." Animal type and their corresponding animal unit can be <br />found below. <br />Animal <br />Animal <br />Unit Value <br />Slaughter steer or heifer <br />1.0 <br />Horse <br />1.0 <br />Mature dairy cow <br />1.4 <br />Swine under 55 pounds <br />0.5 <br />Swine over 55 pounds <br />0,4 <br />Sheep <br />0.1 <br />Duck <br />0.2 <br />Turkey <br />0.018 <br />Chicken <br />0.01 <br />Nowthen <br />Nowthen regulates the number of allowable agricultural animals by animal units per acre. Animal type <br />and their corresponding animal unit can be found in Chapter 11 — Zoning — Section 11-4-15: Animals or <br />below. <br />There is a three acre minimum requirement, three animal units allowed of agricultural animals (including <br />ducks) with one additional unit per acre allowed. Chickens may be kept on properties less than three acres <br />provided the number of chickens does not exceed ten chickens per acre. <br />Animal <br />Animal Units <br />Cow, Steer: Heifer, Horse, Buffalo: Donkey, <br />Mule <br />1.0 (1 = 1 unit) <br />Swine. Llama, Emus: Ostrich <br />.5 (2 = 1 unit) <br />Goat; Sheep, Alpaca <br />.2 (5 = 1 unit) <br />Goose, Duck, Chicken: turkey or other types <br />of fowl <br />.05 (20 = 1 unit) <br />For animals undefined, the animal unit factor as defined by the MN <br />Pollution Control Agency shall apply. <br />