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Owning Qoats as g324AaQLua.Qmaa Road, Gem ake. MN <br />ets for <br />I would like to say than k you.for taking the time to. look at our application and all the <br />information we have.provided for us to get 2 goats as pets `at our property. We are <br />looking to get 2 little goats as pets (and for landscaping in the field) and would keep <br />them on our field. we have behind the house. I know that this property previously had <br />2-3 horses at a time on the field and they kept them in the bam. at night. We. would have <br />the fenced area going up to the barn door so bad weather, nighttime and winter time <br />they could be brought in there for their safety. <br />I have attached. a map of the property and the space they would be in, with all <br />measurements. <br />The. goats will be. registered with the state of MN through the National Scrapie <br />Eradication Program, which is required in Minnesota for anyone owning a goat.. <br />The fenced in area would have 4 foot fencing (Sol dock Pro High Tensile Fixed Knot <br />Fence, 12.5 ga.) which is held in with metal Two go about a foot to two feet in <br />the ground.) in the.fenced. ih area. they would have:a goat house for some shelter if they <br />want during the day and to climb on. To get into the fenced area besides through the <br />barn the farm gate would be held in with 2 Superior Cedar Round Cedar Fence Posts. <br />When.talking about having goats as pets it's like comparing them to owning a few larger <br />type dogs (even though these goats would more likely be smaller than a large.dgg, <br />more the:size of a medium. dog maybe). They produce similar amounts of waste, are as <br />vocal as dogs and are fenced in like dogs in residential areas: Being as vocal as dogs: <br />they are. quieter than dogs because they would not be barking at cars, people and <br />noises they hear, like the dogs we hear in the neighborhood now. <br />Spacing for goats: <br />Info obtained from Jim Ostlie- Livestock. Development & Planning <br />Specialist/FarrrmUnk Coordinator, Minnesota Department.of Agriculture: <br />Many local governments use animal units to determine animal capacity.on <br />acreages or in housed locations. The state defines animal units (for regulatory <br />purposes and permitting on environmental issues) as the average weight of the <br />animal divided by 1,000lbs. Statute specifically designates an animal unit <br />equivalent to certain species, so in your circumstance,.one adult goat is .1 animal <br />units: More rural local. governments would then incorporate that into their zoning <br />