Sunnyvale California Chicken Ordinance
| Are Chickens Allowed in this location | Yes |
| Max Chickens Allowed | ZONING ORDINANCES APPLY |
| Roosters Allowed | No |
| Permit Required | No |
| Coop Restrictions | Sanitation, proximity, noise, zoning, building restrictions apply. |
| City/Organization Contact name | Sunnyvale, California - Home Page Contact: Sunnyvale City Clerk: (408)730-7483 Email: [email protected] |
| Additional Information | (c) It is unlawful for any person to own, possess, harbor, keep, maintain, or permit in or upon any premises within the city any barking dog. Barking dog means a dog that barks, bays, cries, howls, or makes any other noise continuously and incessantly for a period of ten minutes within any fifteen-minute period, or intermittently for one-half hour or more, to the disturbance of any other person. The issuance of a citation shall be within the discretion of the animal control officer or other enforcement person. Livestock includes all domesticated bovine, equine, caprine, ovine, avian and rodent species. (Ord. 1628-71 § 2 (part): prior code § 5-1.101(h)). remove highlighting ] 6.16.090. Animals near residences. It is unlawful for any person to pen, enclose, or otherwise confine, any chicken, duck, pigeon, or any other bird or fowl, within twenty-five feet of an inhabited residence without the written consent of the occupant of such residence. It is unlawful for any person to stake, tie, or otherwise confine, any animal, except a dog, within two hundred feet of an inhabited residence, without the written consent of the occupant of such residence. (Ord. 1628-71 § 2 (part): prior code § 5-1.409). |
| Link for more Information | 6.04.420 Keeping and maintaining animals or domestic fowl. |
| Information Last Updated | 2010-04-21 10:25:59 |
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