Animal Ordinances in Concord, NC (2026)
3 verified animal ordinances for Concord, North Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Concord bans keeping or harboring cattle, sheep, goats, domestic fowl or swine anywhere within the city limits, with narrow exceptions for animals briefly held in a stockyard awaiting transport or uses expressly permitted under the zoning ordinance. Violating properties are declared a public nuisance and billed a set fee.
Keeping Livestock and Fowl Banned in Concord
Heavy RestrictionsConcord City Code § 10-1
(a)It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor any cattle, sheep, goats, domestic fowl, or swine within the corporate limits or permit them to be upon premises owned, occupied or controlled by him except animals temporarily confined in a stockyard or other place awaiting transportation, or as permitted under the zoning ordinance.(b)Effective June 1, 2006, it shall be unlawful for any ...
Pet Groomer Rules
Concord's zoning code lists 'Animal Grooming Establishment, no overnight boarding' as its own permitted use in the Use Table, separate from kennels and animal hospitals. A groomer that boards pets overnight is reclassified as an animal boarding use with tougher siting standards.
Concord Pet Grooming Business Zoning
Some RestrictionsConcord Development Ordinance §§ 8.1.7.A.1, 8.1.8 (Use Table), 8.3.4.B
USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT (P) The letter "P" indicates that the listed use is permitted by right within the zoning district. Permitted uses are subject to all other applicable standards of this Ordinance. ... Animal Grooming Establishment – no overnight boarding ... B. Animal Shelter, Boarding, Clinic/Hospital Uses 1. APPLICABILITY The provisions of this Section shall apply to any use that includ...
Veterinary Clinic Zoning
Concord's Development Ordinance regulates veterinary clinics and animal hospitals through its mixed-use (MX) zone district standards. Under CDO Section 9.3.12, item 8, every clinic activity must occur inside a totally and permanently enclosed, soundproofed building, and on-site boarding is limited to small animals kept overnight solely because of an active medical condition being treated at that clinic. No other overnight animal boarding is permitted at the facility.
Concord NC Veterinary Clinic Zoning Rules
Some RestrictionsConcord Development Ordinance § 9.3.12, item 8
8. Veterinary Clinics and Animal Hospitals: All activities must be conducted within a totally and permanently enclosed, soundproofed building and are restricted to small animal care with boarding of animals overnight only due to the animal's medical condition and associated treatment at the clinic/hospital. No other animal boarding is allowed.
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