Turlock, CA Animal Ordinances: Mandatory Spay/Neuter (2026)

No person shall cause or allow any dog or cat owned, harbored, or kept within the City of Turlock to breed without first obtaining a Breeder Certificate from Animal Services and Control. (963-CS, Amended, 03/30/2001; 1003-CS, Amended, 06/26/2003; 1064-CS, Amended, 05/23/2006) § 6-1-105.1. Other domesticated animals.

(a) No person shall keep or maintain a domestic animal except as hereinafter specified:

(1) Four (4) rabbits or hares; and

(2) Six (6) domesticated fowl; and

(3) Six (6) chinchillas, hamsters, or white mice or similar animals (combined total); and

(4) One (1) potbellied pig; and

(5) On parcels of land one-half (1/2) acre or larger, one (1) horse, or one (1) cow, or one (1) sheep, or one (1) goat.

(b) Facilities for domestic animals shall be subject to the following requirements:

(1) Stables or barns shall not be located within one hundred feet (100') of a residential dwelling located on an adjacent property;

(2) Pens or other quarters for animals or fowl shall be kept or maintained only at a distance of twenty feet (20') from the rear property line and twenty-five feet (25') from the side property line.

(c) It shall be unlawful to own or keep at any residence any rooster. (963-CS, Added, 03/30/2001; 1064-CS, Amended, 05/23/2006)