Redondo Beach, CA Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)

Redondo Beach Municipal Code Article 4 of Chapter 1, Title 5 separately defines and regulates exotic and nondomestic animals. 401 defines an 'exotic animal' as any animal normally found in the wild and not customarily kept as a domestic pet, naming alligators, poisonous reptiles, constrictor snakes, wolves and wolf hybrids, birds of prey such as falcons, eagles, hawks and owls, and wild felines like tigers, leopards, lions, jaguars, pumas and ocelots. A separate 'nondomestic animal' category covers agricultural stock kept in the City, including chickens, ducks, pigs, goats, horses, cows, minks, sheep, turkeys, and geese.

402 makes it unlawful to maintain any exotic or nondomestic animal in the City without a permit, and a violation is a misdemeanor. 404, can grant a permit without a hearing on whatever conditions protect health, safety, and quiet enjoyment, or deny it outright if no condition would mitigate the impact, with written findings mailed to the applicant. 405 lets a denial, grant, or condition be appealed in writing to the City Clerk within five days, heard by the Chief Building Official, whose decision is final. 407 when an animal poses an immediate health or safety threat, appealable the same way.