Coral Gables, FL Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Scope
- citywide, every lot, no exemption
- Banned animals
- horses, cattle, goats, pigs, chickens, ducks
- Governing section
- Sec. 10-9, adopted 2020
- Penalty basis
- general penalty under Sec. 1-7
- Related rule
- Sec. 10-5 bans fowl on subdivided lots
Summary
Coral Gables bans keeping any livestock or domestic fowl, including chickens, ducks, roosters, and peacocks, anywhere in the city, with no permit path for backyard flocks.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, harbor, breed or feed any horses, ponies, cattle, goats, pigs or other livestock, or any pigeons, peacocks, chickens, ducks or roosters, or other fowl.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Fee Schedule: Supplement 2 | Zoning Code: Supplement 1 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 25 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 10-9 makes it unlawful to keep, harbor, breed, or feed horses, ponies, cattle, goats, pigs, or other livestock, or any pigeons, peacocks, chickens, ducks, roosters, or other fowl anywhere in Coral Gables. A companion rule, Sec. 10-5, separately bans keeping pigeons, chickens, ducks, or roosters on any subdivided lot. Both were adopted under the city's home-rule police power (Ord. No. 2020-31) and apply citywide regardless of lot size or zoning district: there is no backyard-flock exemption, coop permit, or minimum-acreage carve-out anywhere in the Code of Ordinances.
Violations & Fines
Violation is a code offense punishable under Sec. 1-7's general penalty; the city also treats unpermitted livestock or fowl as a nuisance subject to removal and additional fines.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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