Pinal County, AZ Animal Ordinances: Chickens & Livestock (2026)

Pinal County Development Services Code § 2.60.010(E) governs animal-keeping in the CR-1 Single Residence zone as an accessory agricultural use: it permits 'any number of poultry, rabbits and similar small animals' without a cap, but limits cattle, horses, sheep or goats over six months of age to two head per commercial acre and states flatly that 'swine are not permitted in the district.' The CR-2 zone incorporates the same list by reference at § 2.65.010 but adds a floor: 'any use permitted in the CR-1 zone but horses, cattle, sheep or goats shall not be kept on less than one commercial acre,' meaning a CR-2 lot under an acre cannot keep any of those large animals at all, though poultry and rabbits remain unrestricted.

Outside the CR residential zones, the GR General Rural zone permits 'the grazing and raising of livestock and horses' as a commercial agricultural use, with its own separate hog limit: no more than three hogs may be kept on a parcel under one ownership within 500 feet of a residential zone or a more restrictive zone (§ 2.40.010(B)(3)). Housing for these animals also carries its own setback: in the CR-2 zone, a detached accessory building used for poultry or animals must sit at least 50 feet from the side and rear lot lines, versus the standard four feet for any other accessory structure (§ 2.65.030(E)). A structure that only shades livestock and has no walls is exempt from that setback under the same section.