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Colorado Springs, CO Animal Ordinances: Mandatory Spay/Neuter (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Spay/neuter deadline
4 months old (§6.7.110.D.5)
Registration fee
$75 with animal control
Weight cap
100 lbs
Household limit
2 pigs; 4 total dogs/cats/pigs
Microchip/tattoo required
by 4 months
General hog/pig ban
§6.7.110.C

Summary

Colorado Springs is the only place in this code that mandates spay or neuter surgery for a specific pet: City Code § 6.7.110.D.5 requires every potbellied pig kept in the city to be spayed or neutered by four months old, and bans keeping or breeding any unaltered pig within city limits.

5. Female potbellied pigs shall be spayed and male potbellied pigs shall be neutered by the age of four (4) months. No unaltered male or female pigs shall be kept or permitted to breed within the City limits.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 26-23, passed June 9, 2026).

Full Breakdown

5 is the mandatory-alteration piece of that list: every female potbellied pig must be spayed and every male neutered by the time it turns four months old, and the City will not allow an unaltered pig of either sex to be kept or to breed inside city limits. 7). Because the spay/neuter deadline lines up with the same four-month age used for microchipping, a potbellied pig owner effectively has one veterinary visit window to satisfy both requirements. D, including keeping an unaltered pig past four months, makes the pig's presence in the City unlawful under the section's closing sentence, independent of the general prohibition on hogs and pigs in subsection C.

Violations & Fines

Keeping an unaltered potbellied pig past four months of age, or otherwise violating any condition of § 6.7.110.D, is unlawful and exposes the owner to the Code's general penalty under § 1.1.201, up to a $2,500 fine, 189 days in jail, probation, or a combination, and owners and keepers of potbellied pigs may separately be cited under §§ 9.6.101, 9.6.102, 9.6.104, 9.9.301 and 9.9.303.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Colorado Springs require pets to be spayed or neutered?
Only potbellied pigs. § 6.7.110.D.5 requires every potbellied pig kept in the city to be spayed (females) or neutered (males) by four months old; dogs, cats and other pets carry no citywide alteration mandate.
Can I keep an unaltered potbellied pig temporarily?
No. The Code states no unaltered male or female potbellied pig may be kept or permitted to breed within city limits once it reaches four months, so the deadline applies regardless of intent to breed.
Are regular pigs and hogs allowed at all?
No, § 6.7.110.C bans owning or keeping any hog or pig in Colorado Springs; potbellied pigs are the sole exception, and only if they meet every condition in § 6.7.110.D, including the spay/neuter mandate.
What else does the City require of potbellied pig owners?
Registration with the City's animal control provider for a $75 fee, a 100-pound weight cap, a two-pig household limit, tattoo or microchip identification by four months, and a harness and leash under ten feet whenever the pig leaves the property.

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