Animal Ordinances in Burbank, CA (2026)
7 verified animal ordinances for Burbank, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Burbank bans crowing roosters on residential property and caps birds, fowl, rabbits, and chinchillas at 25 (combined) without a permit. Cows, goats (except one permitted pygmy goat), sheep, and most livestock are outright prohibited.
Roosters Banned; 25-Bird Limit; Many Livestock Prohibited
Heavy RestrictionsBurbank Municipal Code S 5-1-304(A) (Keeping of Birds, Fowl, Rabbits and Chinchillas on Residential Property)
A. Limitations on Kind and Number: No person shall keep any crowing roosters or more than twenty five (25) live birds or domestic fowl, or rabbits, or chinchillas, or similar birds, fowl or animals, or more than twenty five (25) of any combination thereof, upon any lot or separate parcel of land or upon any number of contiguous lots or separate parcels of land under the same ownership or posses...
Dog Leash Laws
Dogs must be on a leash when off the owner's property in Burbank. CA Food & Agricultural Code 30500+ requires statewide dog licensing. Burbank enforces leash laws through Animal Control.
Burbank Dog Leash & License Requirements
Some RestrictionsBreed Restrictions
Burbank imposes no breed-specific restrictions. Its potentially-dangerous and vicious-animal rules are based on behavior, and California Food and Agricultural Code section 31683 prohibits any dog-control program from being breed-specific.
No Breed Bans; Dangerous-Dog Rules Are Breed-Neutral
Few RestrictionsCalifornia Food and Agricultural Code S 31683
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a city or county from adopting or enforcing its own program for the control of potentially dangerous or vicious dogs that may incorporate all, part, or none of this chapter, or that may punish a violation of this chapter as a misdemeanor or may impose a more restrictive program to control potentially dangerous or vicious dogs. Except as prov...
Beekeeping
Beekeeping is subject to state regulations and Burbank zoning. CA Food & Agricultural Code requires CDFA hive registration. Must maintain water source on premises and comply with setback requirements. Contact Burbank Planning for zone-specific rules.
Burbank Beekeeping Prohibition
Some RestrictionsExotic Pets
CA Code of Regulations Title 14 §671 prohibits most wild and exotic animals as pets statewide. Pygmy goats allowed with a city permit (max 1 per property). Horses require permit and R-1-H zone designation with minimum 3,000 sq ft per horse.
Burbank Exotic & Wild Animal Regulations
Heavy RestrictionsCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife — Restricted Species Permits (14 CCR Section 671)
Restricted Species Permits are required for every person who imports, exports, transports, or possesses any restricted animal listed in Section 671(c), Title 14, of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). ... Animal Care (Detrimental Species) $652.25: Issued to any resident who has demonstrated the experience and ability to house animals designated as a detrimental species, and who legally po...
Wildlife Feeding
Feeding wildlife is discouraged and may be cited as a nuisance under Burbank's general nuisance ordinance. Coyote awareness is a priority due to urban-wildland interface near the Verdugo Mountains.
Burbank Wildlife Feeding Restrictions
Some RestrictionsPet Limits
Under the Burbank Municipal Code, any premises keeping five or more dogs, cats, or a combination of them aged four months or older is a 'kennel' and requires a kennel permit. Fewer than five pets needs no kennel license.
Five or More Dogs/Cats Requires a Kennel; Permit Needed
Some RestrictionsBurbank Municipal Code S 5-1-100 (Definitions: Kennel)
KENNEL: Shall mean any lot, building, enclosure or premises wherein five (5) or more dogs, cats, or combination thereof, four (4) months of age or over are kept, except for pet shops selling animals from a registered rescue organization, adoption agency or public animal shelter. NONCOMMERCIAL KENNEL: Shall mean any kennel wherein dogs, cats, or both, are kept as pets. OWNER: Shall mean any pe...
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