Animal Ordinances in Aurora, CO (2026)

Aurora City Code § 14-134

In those zoning districts where the keeping of livestock is not otherwise allowed, the keeping of chickens and/or ducks is permitted, subject to the following requirements and all other applicable provisions of this Code: (1) The chicken or duck owner must obtain and maintain a permit from the director of housing and community services department, or such director's designee, and pay a one...

Aurora City Code § 14-5

It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or other animal to fail to keep the dog or other animal from running at large within the city. For the purposes of this chapter, an animal shall be deemed running at large when such animal is not physically restrained as follows: (1) When the animal is being restrained by tethering upon the premises of the owner, it must have a cord, cable or c...

Aurora City Code § 14-75

Any owner of an American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, or Staffordshire Bull Terrier kept as a household pet or working within the city shall adhere to all requirements in this chapter, as amended from time to time. (Ord. No. 2024-82, § 1, 12-16-2024)

Aurora City Code § 14-15 (Ord. No. 2020-55, § 16, 11-2-2020; Ord. No. 2003-51, § 1, 8-11-2003); Code current through Ordinance 2026-17, passed May 18, 2026

(b) Hives. All bee colonies shall be kept in inspectable type hives with removable combs, which shall be kept in sound and usable condition. (c) Setback. All hives shall be located at least five feet from any adjoining property with the back of the hive facing the nearest adjoining property. (h) Colony densities. (1) It shall be unlawful to keep more than the following number of colonies on any...

Aurora City Code § 14-8

It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess, harbor, sell or in any other manner traffic in the following species of animals: (1) All poisonous or venomous animals, anacondas, reticulated pythons, Burmese pythons and amethystine pythons. (2) All other nonvenomous snakes with a length greater than six feet... (4) Gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, baboons, and any other primates. (5) Any...

Aurora City Code §§ 14-101, 14-102

It shall be unlawful to own, keep or harbor more than five cats on any premises except a litter of kittens belonging to a queen at the residence... A registered community cat caretaker, or a registered SNR organization, who participates in the SNR program shall: (1) Obtain a SNR permit from the Aurora animal services division before engaging in the SNR program... (6) Return the cat as soon as i...

Aurora City Code § 14-42

Spay or neuter required. It shall be unlawful to own, possess or keep in the city any dog, rabbit, or cat over the age of six months that has not been spayed or neutered, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. (b) Exceptions. The following are exceptions to the spay or neuter requirements in subsection (a) of this section: (1) Medical. A licensed veterinarian has determined...

Aurora City Code § 14-7(h)(9)

(9) Microchip. All owners of dangerous animals shall microchip the dangerous animal within 10 calendar days of a determination the animal is dangerous and provide the microchip information to the Aurora animal services division to register the animal as dangerous; and

Aurora City Code § 26-152(a)

It shall be unlawful for a pet shop to display, sell, deliver, offer for sale, barter, auction, give away, broker, or otherwise transfer or dispose of a dog or cat, except for a dog or cat obtained from an animal care facility or animal rescue organization. (b) A pet shop that offers space for the adoption of dogs or cats shall post, in a conspicuous location, a sign listing the name of the an...

Aurora City Code § 14-1 (Kennel definition); Aurora Unified Development Ordinance § 146-3.3.4.C

Kennel means any part of a structure or premises used for the keeping of any animal for the purpose of adoption, boarding, breeding, grooming, handling, selling, sheltering, trading, or otherwise transferring any such animal for compensation or for profit. ... Those parts of structures in which animals are boarded shall be fully enclosed, with solid core doors and no operable windows, and shall...

Aurora Unified Development Ordinance § 146-3.2, Table 3.2-1 (Permitted Use Table); definition at § 146-6

Veterinary Clinic and Hospital. Any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for surgery, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals. All facilities for housing animals shall be only for use incidental to medical treatment. [...] | Land | R-R | A&B | C | A&B | C | R-3 | R-4 | R-MH | A&B | C | MU-OI | MU-C | OA-R1 | OA-R2 | OA-RMU | OA-MS | OA-G | MU-FB |...

Aurora City Code § 14-6(f)

It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to at any time willfully frighten, shoot at, wound, poison, kill, capture, ensnare, net, trap or in any other manner molest or injure any bird, fowl or water fowl or in any manner willfully molest or injure the nest, eggs or young of any such bird, fowl or water fowl. (g) Unsafe tethering. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any animal to t...

Aurora City Code § 14-8(c)

Exceptions. Subsection (a) of this section shall not be applicable to any circus or carnival licensed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife or any licensed research institute using wild, exotic or dangerous animals for scientific research or any state licensed wildlife rehabilitator, organization or individual who performs wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. All poisonous or venomous animals, anaconda...