Loveland, CO Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Section 6.28.020(A) bars keeping livestock on any parcel in the city except four categories. Horses require at least one-half acre of pasture per horse. Chickens, ducks, geese and other domesticated fowl are permitted, but subject to the numerical limitations of § 6.28.010, which caps pets at whatever number can be maintained without a health or safety hazard or a nuisance to neighboring occupants, rather than a fixed headcount. Dwarf goats (Nigerian Dwarf or African Pygmy only) are capped at two adults per lot, plus offspring under 12 weeks; a single goat is prohibited, only females or neutered males qualify, and the keeper must first obtain a Humane Society permit following a site inspection. Goats must stay in the rear 50 percent of the lot, have a covered predator-resistant shelter and a fenced outdoor run of at least 300 square feet, both set back at least 15 feet from any property line (reducible with a neighbor's written consent and Humane Society approval), be closed into the shelter from a half hour before sunset to a half hour after sunrise, and be vaccinated against rabies at 12 weeks and on a vet's recommended schedule. Pot-bellied pigs require a Colorado veterinary certificate of inspection and documented spay or neuter (waivable only if a vet certifies sterilization is medically unsafe), and breeding them is prohibited outright.

Subsection B bars killing livestock except by lawful order of state or county health officials or through licensed euthanasia, and Subsection C declares any livestock kept outside these categories a nuisance. Section 6.28.030 separately bans livestock running at large in the city, except horses being ridden or led by the reins.