Murrieta, CA Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)

040(E) of the Murrieta Development Code sets Animal Keeping Standards that apply to every residential zoning district in the city. 040-1 caps cats and dogs at four animals each per household in all zones, rising to eight animals total combined on parcels of two acres or larger; there is no minimum lot size for keeping cats or dogs within those limits, unlike livestock such as goats or pot-bellied pigs, which trigger acreage and setback requirements. c as four months old for cats and dogs, after which the animal counts fully against the household's four- or eight-animal cap.

2, plus a minimum one-acre parcel, non-porous, sloped and sewer-serviced animal runs, and Riverside County health department sign-off before any building permit issues. 3, 'Animals at Large,' defines an at-large animal as one that is off its owner's or custodian's premises and unattended, and directs the city's animal control authority, peace officers, or designated animal-regulation staff to capture and impound any animal found at large in the city; the owner or custodian of an at-large animal is in violation of the section regardless of intent. '