Buena Park, CA Animal Ordinances: Mandatory Spay/Neuter (2026)
Key Facts
- Unspayed female dog limit
- 1 per address
- Exception
- Valid city breeding permit
- Breeding permit trigger
- More than 1 litter/year
- Cat equivalent
- § 6.22.020 breeding permit only
Summary
Buena Park limits any address to one unspayed female dog unless the owner holds a city breeding permit: a numeric cap rather than a blanket spay mandate.
No person shall keep or maintain more than one unspayed female dog at any location within the city unless the person, family, or group of persons keeping or maintaining such dogs is operating a bona fide animal hospital or a duly licensed pet shop, dog kennel, circus, carnival, traveling show, menagerie, or dog exhibition at such street address or has obtained a breeding permit per Section 6.20.050.
Full Breakdown
Section 6.20.040(B) limits any Buena Park address to one unspayed female dog unless the owner has secured a breeding permit under § 6.20.050. The code does not require every pet to be altered: it only caps intact females, and a permit becomes mandatory once a dog produces more than one litter per year. Section 6.22.020 imposes the same breeding-permit trigger for female cats used for breeding, though the code sets no matching numeric cap on unspayed female cats the way it does for dogs.
Violations & Fines
Keeping more than one unspayed female dog without a breeding permit is an infraction under § 6.20.170; repeat violations may become a misdemeanor.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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