Indio, CA Animal Ordinances: Livestock (2026)

Indio's adopted Animal Control Ordinance (Chapter 92, from Riverside County Title 6) regulates dogs, cats, kennels, catteries, and dangerous/wild animals; it does not set livestock counts. As an incorporated city, Indio controls where livestock may be kept through its zoning code, the Unified Development Code (adopted by Ordinance No. 1782, effective October 2022). Whether horses or other large animals are permitted depends entirely on the parcel's zoning designation, and many residential zones do not allow them. We could not retrieve the exact City livestock tables from the codifier, so residents must verify with the Indio Community Development Department before keeping any livestock. For context only, the surrounding unincorporated Riverside County regulates non-domesticated animals such as horses, cattle, roosters/hens, sheep, goats, and pigs through Land Use Ordinance No. 348, where the type and quantity allowed depend on zoning and acreage. Those county allowances do NOT automatically apply inside Indio's city limits. California animal-cruelty and care standards (Penal Code § 597 and related provisions) apply to all livestock owners statewide regardless of local zoning, requiring adequate food, water, and shelter.