Animal Ordinances in Idaho Falls, ID (2026)

Idaho Falls City Code § 5-5-3(D)(1), (4)

(D)(1) A person may lawfully maintain six (6) fowl which are more than twelve (12) weeks from hatch per lot of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet and one (1) additional fowl ... for each additional twelve hundred fifty (1,250) square feet per lot up to a total of twelve (12) fowl ... per lot. (4) In no event shall the coop and/or run constructed for containing fowl be less than twe...

Idaho Falls City Code § 5-6-10(C)

(C) It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper of a dog to permit their dog to be at large on or in any public street, alley, sidewalk, park or place, or upon private property without the permission of the owner or occupant thereof. CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS 265 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mayor may, upon application of any person, ...

Idaho Falls City Code § 5-6-14(A)

(A) A dangerous dog is one that: (1) Has previously been classified as at-risk and exhibits escalating aggressive behaviors that result in further complaint. (2) A dog that, without provocation, inflicts severe injury on a human being. (3) Menaces, maims, or kills domestic animals when off its owner's property. (4) Is used in the commission of a crime, including but not limit...

Idaho Falls City Code § 5-5-5(C), (D)(2)

(C) Beekeeping Allowed. No Beekeeper or Owner shall place, keep, or allow any apiary or colony of bees in or upon any parcel of real property located within the City unless such apiary conforms to the provisions of this Section. (D)(2) The apiary or colony is maintained only in a side or rear yard of a residential lot. Apiaries or colonies shall not be kept or maintained in a commercial or indu...

Idaho Falls City Code § 5-5-4; § 5-5-1

Except as otherwise expressly allowed under subsection (A) hereof, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, purchase, barter, keep, own, harbor, or transport any wild animal or hybrid as defined in Section 5-5-1. (A) Nothing herein shall prohibit the bona fide activities of the following: (1) A veterinary hospital operated by a veterinarian currently licensed by the ...

Idaho Falls City Code § 5-6-7(A)

It shall be unlawful to maintain upon the premises of any one (1) dwelling or upon the premises of any one (1) business property with more than two (2) dogs except, where accommodation or variation from these requirements is appropriate under current Idaho or federal law or where allowed by the Zoning Code or by this Chapter. A person who violates this Section shall be d...

Idaho Falls City Code § 5-6-11(A)

Cat nuisances include but are not limited to excessive noise, soiling of public property and of private property not owned or rented by the pet owner, and noxious odors or unsanitary conditions caused by failure to clean the cat's resident property. (B) Cats must be prevented from causing a nuisance by howling in a habitual, consistent, or persistent m...

Idaho Falls City Code § 5-6-6(C)

Any dog adopted from the Animal Control Shelter shall be spayed or neutered by a licensed veterinarian either prior to adoption, or within thirty (30) days of adoption, or as soon after the dog is old enough to be spayed or neutered. If the dog is not already spayed or neutered, the adopter shall agree to provide evidence of spaying or neutering to the Animal Control...

Idaho Falls City Code § 5-5-14(A)

It shall be unlawful for any person to display, offer for sale, deliver, barter, auction, raffle off, offer to raffle off, give away, transfer, or sell any live dog or cat of any age in a retail business or other commercial establishment located within the City, except for a dog and cat obtained from an animal shelter, humane society, or non-profit animal rescue orga...