Animal Ordinances in Lakeland, FL (2026)

Lakeland Code §§ 10-1, 10-2(a), 10-3

The crowing of roosters, cocks, or cockerels within the corporate limits of the city is hereby declared to be a nuisance. The keeping of such roosters, cocks or cockerels in the city is hereby prohibited. ... It shall be unlawful for any person to pen, confine, keep or maintain any fowl of any kind within the residential district of the city less than 50 feet from any residence or place of abod...

Fla. Stat. § 767.14 (Additional Local Restrictions Authorized - No Breed-Specific Regulation)

767.14 Additional local restrictions authorized. - 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 ani...

Fla. Stat. § 586.10 (Honeybee Regulation Preempted to State; Local Ordinances Superseded)

586.10 Powers and duties of department; preemption of local government ordinances. - (1) 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 su...

Lakeland Code § 10-3

No living hog or any member of the porcine family shall be kept or harbored within the territorial limits of the city, except that no more than one miniature or pot-bellied pig may be kept as a domestic pet at a residence, provided such pig has been spayed or neutered and subject to the provisions of section 10-2(b).