Peoria, AZ Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Chapter 16 defines 'Poultry' at Sec. 16-1 as chickens, turkeys, domesticated birds, game birds, fowl, waterfowl and exotic birds, and 'Livestock' as asses, cattle, horses, mules, sheep, goats and swine, except wild pigs. Section 16-9(c) bans swine outright within Peoria city limits except on land zoned for agriculture, and even there swine must be kept at least one thousand feet away from any adjoining residence. Section 16-9(d) caps every other mammal, such as goats or horses, but not dogs or cats: an enclosure smaller than 500 square feet must sit at least 40 feet from any adjoining residence, and no more than two mammals may be kept on the first 20,000 square feet of land, with an additional 20,000 square feet required for each further animal.

Poultry itself carries no numeric headcount or setback in Chapter 16; chickens and other birds are instead governed by the general keeping restriction in Sec. 16-8 and Sec. 16-9(b), which bars keeping any animal or bird in a manner that disturbs the peace or produces an offensive smell, and requires manure and droppings to be removed from enclosures at least twice weekly and from the premises at least once each week. The premises where livestock or poultry are kept must also stay sanitary and open to inspection by the enforcement agent under Sec.

16-8(d). None of the mammal setback, swine-ban, or headcount rules apply on land properly zoned for agriculture, per the exemptions in Sec. 16-9(b), (c) and Sec. 16-10.