Folsom, CA Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

080 sets Folsom's keeping-of-animals limits by lot size and species. Larger livestock, horses, mules, burros, cows, bulls, goats, sheep, hogs, or donkeys, cannot be kept within seventy-five feet of any dwelling, school, church, public hall, or public building, and if kept within one hundred fifty feet of such a building the shelter must meet sanitary standards set by the city health officer or chief of animal services (subsection A). A lot under 6,000 square feet may keep no more than one such animal; a lot under 10,000 square feet may keep up to two, and each additional animal beyond two requires another 4,000 square feet of land (subsection B).

For smaller animals, subsection C bans turkeys and geese outside agricultural and agricultural-combining zoning districts, caps residential lots at six chickens plus any combination of two ducks, pigeons, or rabbits kept as pets, and requires five feet of separation from property lines and twenty feet from neighboring dwellings; roosters are banned citywide regardless of zoning. 060) rules that apply to any animal kept in the city, and owners must still satisfy the zoning code's own use standards under subsection D. 080 may be charged as either an infraction or a misdemeanor at the prosecuting authority's discretion under subsection E; the section was last amended by Ordinance 1362 in 2026.