Huntington Park, CA Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

In the City of Huntington Park, the cat limit is a residential zoning standard in § 9-4.103(2)(G), titled Keeping of Domestic Animals/Household Pets. Keeping domestic animals or household pets is permitted in all residential zoning districts, subject to a table of the number of animals allowable, when properly licensed and maintained, per dwelling unit according to the number of units per parcel. One unit (single-family) is allowed 3 dogs and 3 cats. Two units (duplex) allow 2 dogs and 2 cats per unit. Three or more units allow 1 dog and 1 cat per unit. The cap counts per dwelling unit, so an apartment building tallies each household separately.

Two more standards finish the cat rule. A young animal born to a permitted animal, whether kept within or outside the dwelling, can be kept until it is weaned from its mother, which the code fixes at 10 weeks for dogs or cats. And no person may operate or maintain a private or commercial kennel or aviary within any residential zoning district. Section 9-1.203 defines Kennel as any parcel where four or more dogs, cats or other small animals over the age of four months are kept, whether for pleasure, profit, breeding or exhibition, including places where animals are boarded or kept for sale or hire. Other household pets such as birds, fish and rodents are allowed only if properly maintained within a dwelling.

Licensing and impounding are handled by reference. Section 6-1.101 adopts Title 10 of the Los Angeles County Code, entitled Animals, as amended from time to time, as the animal control ordinance governing the licensing, impounding and regulation of animals and animal-related businesses, and says that any amendment in the City chapter controls in a conflict. Title 10's own text is not reprinted in the City code, so license fees and impound rules for cats are found there. Section 6-1.102 lets the City Council set a surcharge by resolution for every dog license. In public parks, § 5-21.102 prohibits bringing or maintaining cats, and the exception for leashed dogs at Veteran's Park, Keller Park and Raul Perez Park does not name cats.