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

The limit sits in the residential development standards of Title 9, § 9-4.103(G), and it applies in every residential zoning district in the City of Huntington Park. The count is per dwelling unit and depends on how many units share the parcel. A household on a single-family lot gets the largest allowance, a duplex unit gets less, and a unit in a building of three or more units gets one dog and one cat. The code ties each allowance to animals that are properly licensed and maintained, so licensing is part of the standard and not a separate courtesy.

Other household pets are handled in their own clause. Birds, fish, rodents and similar animals are permitted only if they are properly maintained within a dwelling. Puppies and kittens get a short allowance: a young animal born to a permitted animal, whether kept inside or outside the dwelling, can stay until it is weaned from its mother, and the code fixes weaning at 10 weeks for dogs or cats. The code sets the end of that allowance at weaning.

The code also closes the door on home breeding and boarding businesses. No person may operate or maintain a private or commercial kennel or aviary within any residential zoning district, which means a household cannot run one out of a house or yard anywhere in a residential zone in the City of Huntington Park. The pet standards sit beside other home-based rules in the same section, including the garage and yard sale limits, and all of them are enforced through Community Development and code enforcement. Animal control services in the area come from the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority under contract with the City.