Can you own farm animals in the city of Erie?

If you live in the city of Erie and are awakened by a rooster’s cock-a-doodle-doo coming from your neighbor’s property, then there’s good news for you.

According to the city’s administrative code on farm animals, “No person shall board, breed, house, keep or maintain any wildlife animal which is protected by Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations or otherwise controlled or prohibited by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”

Title 50 states, “no person shall board, breed, house, keep or maintain any animal which is wild, dangerous, noxious or naturally inclined to do harm in any place, nor any animal usually kept as a farm animal or livestock in the city.”…

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