Chino Hills, CA Animal Ordinances: Coyote Management (2026)

16, Prohibited Animals and Conduct, addresses coyotes in a single, direct section. 080 makes it unlawful for any person to wilfully feed a coyote or in any manner provide for one or more coyotes, whether the feeding is deliberate, such as leaving out food, or effectively deliberate, such as leaving pet food or unsecured trash accessible outdoors. The ordinance carves out only two exceptions: a coyote kept under a valid certificate or permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Game, and a trapped, unweaned, or injured coyote during the window between when the responsible agency is notified and when the coyote is picked up.

Because the prohibition applies citywide and is not limited to any zoning district, it reaches backyards in every residential neighborhood, which matters in a hillside city where coyotes regularly move through canyons and open space adjacent to housing tracts. The section does not authorize the city to cull or trap coyotes on its own initiative; it is written narrowly as a feeding ban aimed at reducing coyote habituation to people, rather than a broader wildlife-management or hazing program. 010, the same agency that handles dog and cat impoundment for the city.