Pompano Beach, FL Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)
Key Facts
- Chickens allowed in residential zones
- No, banned by § 90.24
- Livestock covered
- Equine, bovine, swine, goats, sheep, mules, cattle
- Exempt sites
- Sand and Spurs Stables; Pompano Park
- Temporary display
- Allowed only with § 132.27 permit
- First-offense fine
- $50 under § 90.99
Summary
Pompano Beach bans keeping chickens and livestock, including equine, bovine and swine animals, goats, sheep, mules, horses, hogs, cattle and other grazing animals, in any residential or business zoning district under § 90.24.
No person, firm corporation, or association shall harbor, keep or maintain any livestock which shall include all animals of the equine, bovine, or swine class, including pigs, goats, sheep, mules, horses, hogs, cattle, and other grazing animals or chickens, on or within any residential or business district as the areas are designated and delineated on the official zoning map of the city. This section shall not prohibit the harboring, keeping, or maintaining of horses at the city-owned and operated Sand and Spurs Stables or the Pompano Park Racing Track and adjoining stables.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-122: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through 2026-35, passed 7-29-26).
Full Breakdown
24, Keeping of Livestock/Chickens, prohibits any person, firm, corporation or association from harboring, keeping or maintaining livestock, defined to include all animals of the equine, bovine or swine class (pigs, goats, sheep, mules, horses, hogs, cattle and other grazing animals) or chickens, on or within any residential or business district as mapped on the city's official zoning map. The prohibition is citywide wherever land is zoned residential or business, meaning there is no backyard-coop carve-out for hens or other poultry in those districts. Two narrow exceptions exist: the ordinance does not reach horses kept at the city-owned and operated Sand and Spurs Stables or the Pompano Park Racing Track and its adjoining stables, both established municipal or commercial equestrian facilities outside the residential/business ban's intent.
27 and a licensed veterinarian's health letter for any animal exhibited or displayed to the public. The chicken/livestock ban was adopted by Ord. 2000-63, passed June 13, 2000.
Violations & Fines
Noncompliance with § 90.24 is deemed a violation of the section, with penalties set under the general chapter schedule at § 90.99: $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second, $250 for a third, and $500 for a fourth or later offense, plus a $20 delinquency fee for late payment.
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Sources & Official References
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