Glenn County, CA Animal Ordinances: Livestock (2026)

Glenn County Code Section 8.04.010(N) defines "livestock" to include all domesticated bovine, equine, caprine, ovine, avian, poultry, and rodent species, and Section 8.04.010(U) defines a "stray" as livestock off the owner's premises, not under restraint, and not in the owner's immediate presence. Animal control may take up and impound stray livestock found at large on public property and, when requested in writing, act as the owner's agent to impound strays on private land (Section 8.04.070(D)-(E)). Title 15, the Unified Development Code, permits livestock farming in agricultural zones (for example FA, AE, AP, FS) including raising, feeding, and breeding horses, cattle, sheep, and goats. Larger operations meet the definition of a "confined animal facility" under Section 11 of the Title 15 definitions, animals penned for agricultural-commercial purposes where feeding is other than grazing for more than 45 days a year, and a new or expanded confined animal facility typically requires a conditional use permit. Chapter 15.580, Right to Farm, declares that properly conducted commercial agricultural operations are not a nuisance and requires disclosure to nearby buyers.