Rohnert Park, CA Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

170 states flatly that no person may stable, keep, pasture or maintain livestock within the city unless the zoning code expressly allows it, and separately bars any property owner from permitting livestock to be kept on their lot unless the zoning code expressly permits it there. 070(N) is broad: it covers any animal that does not customarily inhabit its owner's dwelling, including equine, bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species, plus 'any species of chickens, ducks, pigeons, geese, turkeys or other domesticated fowl,' excluding only bees.

140. 170 is for animals that are part of a circus, carnival or show otherwise permitted to operate temporarily within the city; there is no exception for a homeowner who simply wants a small backyard flock without zoning clearance. Because the rule turns entirely on what Title 17's zoning districts allow lot by lot, whether hens are permitted on a given property depends on the zoning use tables for that district, not on Title 6 itself; a resident has to check the applicable zoning designation before keeping any chickens or other livestock, since Title 6 only supplies the citywide default of prohibition absent that zoning authorization.