Burbank bans crowing roosters on residential property and caps birds, fowl, rabbits, and chinchillas at 25 (combined) without a permit. Cows, goats (except one permitted pygmy goat), sheep, and most livestock are outright prohibited.
BMC section 5-1-304(A) prohibits keeping any crowing roosters, or more than 25 live birds, domestic fowl, rabbits, chinchillas, or similar animals (or 25 of any combination) on residentially zoned property unless a permit is obtained from the Animal Shelter Superintendent. Exceeding 25 birds or keeping crowing roosters requires Planning Commission approval after a public hearing (5-1-304(B)). Separately, BMC 5-1-301 prohibits keeping a long list of nondomestic and farm animals within the City 'except in a circus, carnival, motion picture studio, television studio, pet shop, parade or at the City Animal Shelter' - the list expressly includes 'rooster,' 'cow,' 'calf,' 'bull,' 'goat,' 'sheep,' 'buffalo,' and similar livestock. BMC 5-1-303(C) further limits certain animals to no more than four each within 35 feet of any inhabited structure, school, or hospital, and 5-1-303(A) bars most animals (other than horses, dogs, cats, pigs, fish, and certain birds) within 35 feet of inhabited structures. Pigs are limited to one Vietnamese potbellied pig under 100 pounds with a permit (5-1-307); pygmy goats are limited to one with a permit (5-1-308).
Keeping prohibited livestock or exceeding the 25-bird limit without a permit is a Title 5 violation/nuisance; unpermitted nondomestic animals are declared a nuisance the City Attorney may summarily abate (BMC 5-1-302(F)), and violations are misdemeanors punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and/or six months in jail.
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