Apple Valley, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Apple Valley caps household pet numbers under its own Municipal Code, administered by the Town's Animal Services rather than the county. Most residential areas may keep up to four dogs and four cats. In apartments and condominiums, the limit is just one cat or one dog. With a $25 Animal Control Permit, multi-housing residents may keep two animals, and other residential areas may keep up to eight animals in any combination of dogs and cats. The framework is set by Table 15.01.125A, which ties allowable numbers to zoning district and lot size. When dogs, cats, or pot-bellied pigs are kept in excess of the number normally allowed and permitted with an Animal Control Permit, all of those animals must be sterilized within 30 days from the date the permit number is assigned. Pot-bellied pigs are governed by Development Code Section 9.29.030.c, which allows female or neutered male pot-bellied pigs in certain residential settings but not in the RM (multi-family) district. Offspring that push a property over its limit must be removed within 30 days of weaning. Dogs over four months old must be licensed within 30 days of arrival or of reaching four months, and the license tag must be worn whenever the dog is off its property. These Town pet limits and permit rules apply inside the incorporated Town and differ from San Bernardino County's standards.