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Marion County Board Likely Denies Emotional-Support Livestock Request

5/18/2026

Summary

Story summary

Marion County Board will consider May 19 a request to allow emotional-support livestock at 6500 SW 202nd Court, Dunnellon.
Loges seeks permission for Ryan and Jennifer Jones to keep three goats, four geese, two ducks on 0.95-acre lot.
County recommends denial due to R-1 zoning limits, water-filtration concerns and five goats found.
If approved, planners would cap goats at three, remove ducks and geese within 45 days, impose waste-container requirements, and apply to tenants.

History

Historical Context

Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, when President George H. W. Bush signed it, establishing that businesses may ask only two questions about a service animal. A 2010 amendment expanded the definition to include miniature horses, and the 2008 ADA Amendments Act broadened disability coverage. These precedents underlie Marion County’s May 19 proposal to treat three goats as emotional-support animals.

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Story summary

Marion County Board will consider May 19 a request to allow emotional-support livestock at 6500 SW 202nd Court, Dunnellon.
Loges seeks permission for Ryan and Jennifer Jones to keep three goats, four geese, two ducks on 0.95-acre lot.
County recommends denial due to R-1 zoning limits, water-filtration concerns and five goats found.
If approved, planners would cap goats at three, remove ducks and geese within 45 days, impose waste-container requirements, and apply to tenants.

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