Alhambra, CA Animal Ordinances: Livestock (2026)

Livestock rules in Alhambra are governed by Los Angeles County Code Title 10, adopted under Municipal Code Chapter 7.04. Section 10.08.170 defines 'Livestock' to include, but not be limited to, swine, cattle, equines, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, poultry, and rabbits. Under Section 10.32.040, it is unlawful for an owner or custodian of livestock or a wild animal to allow the animal to run at large on public property, or onto private property of another without written consent, and a violation is a misdemeanor; Section 10.32.050 makes the owner liable for the county's costs to restrain or capture loose livestock. The county animal control ordinance sets care standards (10.40.010 requires sound, clean, sanitary housing with food and water) but does not by itself fix how many large animals you may keep on a residential lot or how far enclosures must sit from dwellings. In an incorporated, densely built city like Alhambra (a roughly 7.6-square-mile San Gabriel Valley city of about 83,000 people), whether large livestock such as horses, cattle, goats, or pigs may be kept at all, and any required setbacks, are determined by the city's zoning code rather than the adopted county animal ordinance. We could not confirm an Alhambra zoning section authorizing livestock from a primary source, so anyone considering keeping livestock should contact Alhambra's Planning and Community Development Division first.