Davis Municipal Code 5.01.010 prohibits keeping livestock and domestic fowl within the city as a general rule. Only small backyard hens, pigeons, or rabbits under Section 5.01.020, or animals under a special permit, are allowed.
Davis Municipal Code Section 5.01.010 makes it unlawful to keep livestock and domestic fowl within the city except as permitted in Article 5.01. The narrow exceptions are the small-animal allowance in Section 5.01.020 (up to six hens, pigeons, or rabbits, kept forty feet from a neighbor's residence) and the discretionary permit process in Sections 5.01.030 and 5.01.040 for animals kept for commercial or scientific purposes under conditions set by the chief of police. This means cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and swine are not allowed at ordinary Davis residences. Any allowed animal must be kept clean, sanitary, and free of nuisance, with a right of entry for inspectors under Section 5.01.050. Land zoned for agriculture may differ.
Keeping prohibited livestock such as horses, cattle, goats, sheep, or swine on a residential lot violates DMC 5.01.010. The city may order removal; unsanitary conditions or loose animals may draw citations from code enforcement or Yolo County Animal Services.
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