Buena Park, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Buena Park caps household pets in its Municipal Code. The City's Code Enforcement page states each residential property is permitted no more than a total of three dogs and three cats over the age of six months. The code provisions back this up: unless otherwise permitted by the zoning code, no person may keep or maintain more than three dogs that have attained the age of six months at any location within the city (with exceptions for a bona fide animal clinic or hospital, licensed pet shop, dog kennel, circus, carnival, traveling show, menagerie, or dog exhibition). Likewise, no person may keep or maintain more than three cats that have attained the age of six months at any street address, unless otherwise permitted by the zoning code. The code further restricts breeding: no person may keep more than one unspayed female dog at any location unless operating one of the listed commercial animal uses or holding a breeding permit. Puppies and kittens under six months old do not count toward the limits. Dogs over four months of age must be licensed and vaccinated against rabies; the City contracts licensing and animal control to SEAACA, which offers licensing (including through DocuPet), vaccinations, and microchipping. Service animals and assistance animals are governed by separate federal and state disability law.