Las Vegas, NV Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum lot size
- 25 acres required
- Setback from neighbors
- 250 feet from any residence
- Permit required
- Special permit from Animal Regulation Officer
- Potbellied pig exception
- Up to 4 allowed at single-family homes
- Citation
- LVMC 7.38.040
Summary
Keeping hogs or pigs in Las Vegas requires a special permit from the Animal Regulation Officer, plus at least 25 acres and 250 feet of separation from any neighbor's home.
No person without a special permit first obtained from the Animal Regulation Officer shall own, keep, possess, or maintain hogs or pigs on any parcel of land. No person shall, in any event, keep any hogs or pigs on any parcel of land which is less than twenty-five acres in area and within two hundred fifty feet of any residence other than his own.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
Las Vegas Municipal Code Section 7.38.040 bars anyone from owning, keeping, possessing or maintaining hogs or pigs anywhere in the city without a special permit from the Animal Regulation Officer. Even with a permit, the parcel must be at least twenty-five acres and the animals must stay at least 250 feet from any residence other than the owner's own home: a combination that rules out virtually every standard residential or suburban lot within city limits. The acreage and setback rules don't apply to potbellied pigs kept under the separate potbellied-pig provisions in Sections 7.38.041 through 7.38.045, which allow up to four pigs at a detached single-family home.
Violations & Fines
Keeping hogs or pigs without the required Animal Regulation Officer permit, or on land under 25 acres or within 250 feet of a neighbor's home, is a misdemeanor and may be charged as a civil infraction under LVMC 7.44.060-7.44.120.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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