Centennial, CO Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)
Key Facts
- Wild animals
- Prohibited citywide
- Canid/felid hybrids
- Banned, no zoning exception
- Bird exception
- Requires CPW or USFWS permit
- Penalty
- Fine up to Code maximum
- Enforcement
- Animal Services / Municipal Court
Summary
Centennial bans owning wild animals and canid/felid hybrids anywhere in the city, with only a narrow exception for birds held under a valid state or federal wildlife permit.
Except as specifically permitted in this Code or under the zoning regulations for the Agricultural Zone District and the Neighborhood Conservation Zone District, no person or household shall own or have custody of: ... (3)Canid and felid hybrids; or (4)Wild animals, except birds that are maintained and kept pursuant to a valid permit through the Colorado Parks and Wildlife or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Full Breakdown
Centennial Municipal Code § 7-7-340(c) prohibits any person or household from owning or keeping livestock, extra roosters, canid or felid hybrids, or wild animals anywhere in the city, unless permitted elsewhere in the Code or under the Agricultural and Neighborhood Conservation Zone District regulations. The only carve-out written into this subsection itself is for birds lawfully held under a Colorado Parks and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit: every other wild animal and every canid or felid hybrid is barred outright. Animal Services and law enforcement officers may seize a prohibited animal, and violations are prosecuted in Municipal Court under the Article's general penalty provision.
Violations & Fines
Violating Sec. 7-7-340 is a minor offense punishable by a fine up to the maximum set in Sec. 1-4-10, plus court-ordered special sanctions such as animal removal or euthanasia under Sec. 7-7-170.
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