Prescott Valley, AZ Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Section 6-02-030 of the Prescott Valley Town Code sets the animal-keeping rules inside the Town. Chickens and domestic rabbits are allowed on all residential lots, limited to a maximum of 10 each per lot. No permit or license is required to keep them or to build a coop or hutch. The one exception is a building permit for any coop or hutch equipped with electrical, mechanical, or plumbing fixtures. A coop or hutch used for anything other than housing chickens and domestic rabbits is reclassified as an Accessory Building under Town Code Section 13-02-010(B)(3) and falls under Section 13-21-080. Coops and hutches must sit a minimum of one foot from property or easement lines, whichever is furthest from adjacent structures. Roosters, meaning adult male chickens, are not allowed.

Livestock follow a separate threshold. Outside Agricultural Districts, livestock are allowed only on lots of one acre or larger, limited to two animals per acre. The zoning chapter repeats the rule in Section 13-07-100, which adds that no animals are allowed in violation of existing restrictive covenants and that all animals must be kept in conformance with Chapter 6 of the Town Code. Swine are unlawful anywhere within the Town.

Animals must be penned. Subsection D requires anyone who keeps livestock, chickens or domestic rabbits to use a pen or similar enclosure so they cannot roam at large, and stables or other enclosures must be kept in a healthy, safe and sanitary condition. If an animal does get out, an Animal Control officer can apprehend and impound it. The owner reclaiming it pays the impound fees in the Comprehensive Fee Schedule plus any applicable boarding fees. Impounded animals are held at a Town-authorized pound for a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours, and any not claimed by the end of that period can be sold. Subsection F makes the owner responsible for personal injury or property damage caused by an animal while at large.