Navarre is unincorporated Santa Rosa County, so the County's animal and zoning ordinances apply. Santa Rosa County allows backyard chickens in most residential zones with no county-level cap (HOA rules may apply). For larger livestock, the County requires a Rural Residential or higher zoning class and a minimum 20,000 sq ft lot — one horse/cow per 20,000 sq ft, plus up to 25 chickens or 10 ducks/rabbits per same area.
Because Navarre is unincorporated, Santa Rosa County Code Chapter 4 (Animals) and the County Land Development Code zoning rules govern. The County is relatively permissive on chickens — there's no county-wide limit on the number of hens for single-family residential properties, though zoning classifications matter. In Rural Residential and other agricultural-class zones, owners with at least 20,000 square feet of gross lot area may keep one horse/mule/cow/steer per 20,000 sq ft, plus up to 25 chickens, three goats or sheep, and 10 ducks or rabbits per the same area. Single-family and multi-family residential zones (SFR, MFR) restrict large livestock entirely but allow backyard chickens. Roosters are not specifically banned by the County but local noise rules can apply. Homeowner-association covenants frequently impose stricter limits than the County.
Keeping livestock without sufficient lot area or in a prohibited zoning class is a Land Development Code violation. The Santa Rosa County Code Enforcement Department issues citations under Chapter 4 with daily fines and animal-removal orders.
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