MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – Marion County commissioners on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, unanimously denied a reasonable accommodation request that would have allowed goats, ducks and geese to remain at a Dunnellon-area residential property.
The request involved a 0.95-acre property at 6500 SW 202nd Ct., where tenants Ryan and Jennifer Jones sought permission to keep three goats, four geese and two ducks alongside chickens already permitted under county code.
County planner Eric Kramer told commissioners the property is zoned R-1 residential, where livestock and waterfowl are not allowed by right. The request stemmed from an ongoing code enforcement case tied to complaints about the animals…