Riverside County, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Groomer Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration fee
- $45 initial, $30 renewal
- Governing chapter
- RivCo Code Ch. 5.72
- Applies to
- Unincorporated area only
- Inspection fee
- $400 per cycle
- Enforcement fee
- $225 per re-inspection
Summary
Mobile pet groomers working in unincorporated Riverside County must register annually with the county's business storm water compliance program, paying a $45 initial fee, or face storm water enforcement action.
"Mobile operator." Businesses that are operated on a mobile basis utilizing a motor vehicle to visit customer locations to carry out services. This term includes, but is not limited to mobile operated businesses involving motor vehicle washing, pest control services, carpet, drape or furniture cleaning, concrete mixing, masonry, painting, landscaping, mobile pet groomers, pool cleaning, and portable toilet servicing.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 84 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Riverside County Code Chapter 5.72 classifies mobile pet groomers as "mobile operators" under the business storm water compliance program. Section 5.72.030 names "mobile pet groomers" alongside mobile car washes, pest control, carpet cleaning and pool cleaning as vehicle-based businesses covered by the chapter. Section 5.72.050 requires every mobile operator doing business in the unincorporated county to register; Section 5.72.060 sets a $45 standard registration fee, a $30 annual renewal, and a $400 inspection-cycle fee, with most mobile businesses placed in the low-priority tier inspected once every five years.
Violations & Fines
Operating as a mobile pet groomer in unincorporated Riverside County without a business storm water compliance registration violates Chapter 5.72 and can draw an enforcement fee of $225 per required follow-up inspection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do mobile pet groomers need to register in Riverside County?
Does this rule reach cities like Riverside or Temecula?
Sources & Official References
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