Palmdale, CA Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)

89 (Animal Keeping) governs what animals residents may keep on agricultural and residentially designated lots. 030(A) lists the allowed types: dogs, cats, large hooved animals on 20,000-square-foot-plus lots, small domestic creatures such as birds, fish, rodents and reptiles "commonly sold in pet stores," limited poultry and fowl, Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs kept as pets, and bees. " The prohibition applies citywide wherever animal keeping is otherwise permitted under Divisions 3 through 7 of Title 17, meaning there is no residential or agricultural zone in Palmdale where an exotic animal can lawfully be kept as a pet.

070 required to exceed those numbers. Because the exotic-animal bar sits outside that clearance process entirely, requesting more animals cannot be used to obtain an exotic pet. Roosters and peafowl are separately excluded from the allowed poultry category regardless of lot size.