Animal Ordinances in Little Rock, AR (2026)

Sec. 6-44

Small animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs and fowl, such as chickens, guineas, turkeys and the like may be kept within the city limits, subject to the following provisions: (1)All such animals must be provided with adequate housing. Floor space in such houses shall be in accordance with the following minimum requirements:a.For rabbits, four (4) square feet per animal over four (4) months...

Little Rock, AR City Code Sec. 6-16(a)

Any person owning, possessing or keeping a dog shall keep the dog securely confined behind a fence or otherwise restrained upon the person's property by adequate means to prevent the dog's escape; or shall effectively control the dog, whether on or off the person's property, by means of a leash or other proper method of supervised restraint from which the dog cannot escape. (b) Dog parks. Con...

Little Rock, AR Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-19

A potentially dangerous breed shall include the following: (i) A pit bull, which is defined as any dog that is an American pit bull terrier, a Staffordshire terrier, or American Staffordshire terrier, and any dog of mixed breeding that has the primary characteristics of an American pit bull terrier, a Staffordshire terrier, or an American Staffordshire terrier... The number of potentially dange...

Little Rock Code of Ordinances, Sec. 18-4(b)(2), (b)(4)

The keeping of bees for hobby purposes shall be restricted to R-1, R-2, and R-3 single-family districts with lots of at least fifty by one hundred (50 x 100) feet dimension. The number of hives and supers shall be limited to two (2) hives per residence and four (4) supers per hive... All hives and supers in which bees are kept shall be located at least twenty-five (25) feet from any dwelling, b...

Sec. 6-42, Little Rock, AR Code of Ordinances

The sale, possession, maintenance or keeping of carnivora, innately wild animals, nonhuman primates and venomous reptiles within the city is unlawful.(c)Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to:(1)The Little Rock Zoo.(2)The Museum of Science and History.(3)Bona fide circuses and carnivals.(4)Research or educational institutions complying with applicable laws and regulations.(5)Professio...

Sec. 6-3

(a)It shall be unlawful for any person keeping or harboring any animal to fail to keep the premises where such animal is kept free from unsanitary conditions which encourage the breeding of parasites, insects and flies or cause odors that are offensive to a person of reasonable sensibilities.(b)It shall be unlawful to allow premises where animals are kept to become unclean and a threat to the p...

Little Rock, AR Code of Ordinances Sec. 6-8(c); Sec. 6-27; Sec. 6-28

Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for more than four (4) cats to be kept or harbored at a household or business within the city limits. ... Free-roaming cat means a cat that is not kept inside of a house, business or other legal occupancy structure or kept in a fenced area enclosed with a top and containing a shelter... Cat owners shall identify their free-roaming cats ...

Sec. 6-28(b)

Sterilization. All free-roaming cats shall be sterilized unless the owner's veterinarian, licensed by the state, certifies in writing that the animal is physically unable to reproduce or that the animal is medically compromised to the extent that it cannot be sterilized safely.(c)Chaining. Direct-point chaining or tethering of cats to a stationary object is prohibited.(d)Warning notice to compl...

Sec. 6-28(a), Little Rock, AR Code of Ordinances

(a)Identification. Cat owners shall identify their free-roaming cats by means of a microchip that registers the owner with a national computer recovery network.(b)Sterilization. All free-roaming cats shall be sterilized unless the owner's veterinarian, licensed by the state, certifies in writing that the animal is physically unable to reproduce or that the animal is medically compromised to the...

Sec. 6-47

(a)In this section "pet shop" means any establishment that offers to sell two (2) or more species of live animals with intent that they be kept as pets.(b)All pet shops...shall...comply with the following minimum standards of this section. Failure to meet these standards shall be grounds for denial of a privilege license or revocation of a privilege license.

Sec. 6-46

In this section "kennel" means an establishment wherein any person engages in the business of boarding, breeding, buying, grooming, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling dogs or other animals... Failure to meet these standards shall be grounds for denial of a privilege license or revocation of a privilege license.

Sec. 36-3 (definitions); Sec. 36-299(c)(2)b.

Animal clinic (enclosed) means a facility, without outside runs, for the diagnosis and treatment of pets and other animals including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, birds and horses. No outdoor boarding of these animals shall be allowed overnight. [Sec. 36-3] ... (c)Use regulations.(1)Permitted uses... (2)Conditional uses. Conditional uses are as follows:a.Amusement, commercial (inside).b.Anim...