Animal Ordinances in Deltona, FL (2026)

Deltona Code of Ordinances § 14-281

A chicken permit shall be required for chickens to be kept, harbored, raised, or maintained in chicken coops as laying hens for eggs as accessory to a residential single-family structure... No more than ten chickens may be kept on a parcel that is a half-acre or greater. No more than five chickens may be kept on a parcel that is less than a half-acre. Roosters shall be prohibited.

Deltona Code of Ordinances § 14-121(a)(1)

It shall be unlawful for the owner or custodian of any dog, cat or other animal to fail to keep the dog, cat or other animal from running at large within the city whether licensed or unlicensed. For the purpose of this chapter, an animal shall be deemed running at large when such animal is not physically restrained as follows:(1)Dogs shall always be on a leash not to exceed ten feet in length w...

Fla. Stat. § 767.14 (2024) - Additional local restrictions authorized (dog attacks)

This act does not limit any local government or public housing authority from adopting an ordinance or a policy, respectively, to address the safety and welfare concerns caused by attacks on persons or domestic animals; placing further restrictions or additional requirements on owners of dogs that have bitten or attacked persons or domestic animals; or developing procedures and criteria for the...

Fla. Stat. ch. 586 (2024) - Honeybees

The authority to regulate, inspect, and permit managed honeybee colonies and to adopt rules on the placement and location of registered inspected managed honeybee colonies is preempted to the state through the department and supersedes any related ordinance adopted by a county, municipality, or political subdivision thereof. (2) The department shall: (a) Administer and enforce this chapter. (b)...

Deltona Code of Ordinances § 14-3(a)(3)-(5)

It shall be unlawful to keep, maintain or raise in the city the following animals:(1)Any Artiodactyla (even-toed) or Perissodactyla (odd-toed) ungulate, including, but not limited to, animals in the genus Bos (cows), all species; Ovis (sheep), all species; and Capra (goats), all species; and all other hoofed animals.(2)Any animal belonging to the family Phasianidae or family Anatidae, all speci...

Deltona Code of Ordinances § 14-3(c)

It shall be unlawful to keep, maintain or raise in the city more than five dogs and/or cats on one parcel of land of one acre or less. Modified by the TNR Protocol as to cats.(1)For parcels of land larger than one acre, the number of dogs and/or cats permitted shall increase by one animal for each one-fifth acre over one acre until the parcel reaches two acres in size. Parcels of land two acres...

Deltona Code of Ordinances § 14-238(b)(1)

No person may harbor a dog or cat six months of age or older within the city that has not been spayed or neutered unless such person holds an unaltered animal permit for each unaltered dog or cat, or unless the dog or cat is otherwise exempt under this section.

Deltona Code of Ordinances § 14-4(a)-(b)

An adoption-based business model shall be required for the retail sale of dogs or cats at a pet shop whereby all dogs or cats will be sourced from stray and unwanted pets that have been taken in by an animal shelter or animal rescue organization. ... It is prohibited and unlawful for a pet shop to offer a dog or cat in the city, unless the dog or cat was obtained from an animal shelter or an an...