Rocklin Municipal Code Title 6 regulates animals, with Chapter 6.36 covering livestock and Chapter 6.44 covering miscellaneous animals including domestic fowl. Domestic fowl must be kept in a sanitary enclosure located at least 20 feet from any building or property line. Hens are allowed in single-family residential zones; roosters and large livestock (cattle, horses, swine, goats, sheep) are restricted to properties with appropriate agricultural or large-lot zoning under Title 17. Placer County's countywide Fowl and Poultry Ordinance applies in unincorporated areas adjacent to Rocklin.
Title 6 Animals of the Rocklin Municipal Code is organized into chapters including Ch. 6.04 Definitions, Ch. 6.08 Administration, Ch. 6.20 Kennels, Ch. 6.32 Potentially Dangerous and Vicious Animals, Ch. 6.36 Livestock and Ch. 6.44 Miscellaneous Animals (which covers domestic fowl). The 20-foot setback in Ch. 6.44 applies to the coop or pen, measured from any inhabited building and from any property line. Roosters are not permitted in standard residential zones because of the noise nuisance provisions in Title 9 and the 'crowing fowl' practical bar in Ch. 6.44. Large livestock (cattle, horses, sheep, goats, swine) is generally limited to agricultural or large-lot residential zoning districts under Title 17 zoning; check parcel zoning before bringing in animals beyond chickens. Animal licensing for dogs over four months and domestic swine is administered by the City under Ch. 6.08 via the Rocklin Police Department contracted with PetData.
Code Enforcement (contact via rocklin.ca.us/code-enforcement) handles complaints. Violations of Title 6 are typically infractions with administrative citations escalating from warnings to fines, with public nuisance abatement available under Title 8 for unsanitary conditions. Operating in violation of zoning (e.g., livestock in a non-agricultural district) triggers Title 17 enforcement.
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