Loveland, CO Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)

Loveland Municipal Code Title 6 governs which animals may be kept in the city. Under Chapter 6.08 (Pet Licenses), pot-bellied pigs and dwarf goats four months and older must be licensed annually alongside cats and dogs; goat enclosures must be inspected by NOCO Humane Animal Protection & Control before licensing is issued. LMC § 6.28.010 (Pet Animal Limitations) bars keeping any animal in a manner that creates a health/safety hazard or nuisance, which is the city's main lever against unconventional pets in residential zones. Native Colorado wildlife — deer, foxes, raccoons, skunks, bears, mountain lions, raptors, and others — cannot be kept as pets under Colorado Parks & Wildlife regulations (CRS Title 33 and 2 CCR 406-8). Colorado's 'Wildlife Aren't Pets' program emphasizes that monkeys and other primates, exotic pigs, certain frogs, exotic bovids (e.g., wildebeest), and ruminants such as oryx are illegal to possess anywhere in Colorado. Reptiles and birds not on the prohibited list are generally allowed under federal/state rules but remain subject to the LMC § 6.28.010 nuisance standard. Confirm any unusual pet with NOCO Humane Animal Protection & Control at (970) 226-3647 ext. 7 before acquisition, and check Colorado Parks & Wildlife's prohibited-species list.