Victorville, CA Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)

Two overlapping code sections govern how many birds a Victorville property may hold. 100, part of the citywide nuisance chapter, flatly declares that 'keeping or maintaining canary, parakeet or other bird aviaries, containing in excess of ten birds within the city limits, is a nuisance,' meaning code enforcement does not need to prove the birds are noisy, smelly, or otherwise disturbing before the aviary itself becomes an abatable nuisance once it crosses ten birds. 030, maintaining a declared nuisance is a misdemeanor for the owner, lessee, or anyone else who permits it to exist on the premises.

100. Any bird not listed in the pet section is barred outright on lots of a half-acre or less, and multifamily units are treated as half-acre-or-less regardless of actual parcel size. Larger lots, over a half-acre, can seek a pet permit from the planning department for animals like poultry or geese, but that permit path does not extend to bulk aviary-style bird keeping, which stays governed by the flat ten-bird ceiling. 250.