Animal Ordinances in Bannock County, ID (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Bannock County, Idaho.
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Chickens & Livestock
In the Residential Suburban district of unincorporated Bannock County, livestock is a permitted use only on lots of one acre or more, and any livestock pen or run must sit at least 50 feet from a neighboring house. Bannock County Code Section 17.20.030 sets both the minimum acreage and the pen setback.
Bannock County RS District Livestock Rules
Some RestrictionsBannock County Code § 17.20.030
C.Livestock on one acre or more of land. ... E.Livestock pens or runs located a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet from a neighboring house, or the minimum setback for a residence if no house yet exists.
Exotic Pets
Keeping a lion, bear, wolf hybrid or other dangerous exotic animal as a pet in unincorporated Bannock County requires a county permit, a $250 annual fee and $500,000 in liability insurance per animal before the permit can issue.
Exotic and Dangerous Animals as Pets in Bannock County
Significant RestrictionsBannock County Code §§ 6.04.050, 6.04.100
Any person who desires to keep, maintain or have in his or her possession or under his or her control any dangerous animal must first apply for and obtain a permit from the county, and pay any applicable fee for the issuing of such permit. A ... ny person desiring to keep one dangerous animal, as a pet, with no intent to exhibit, breed or show the animal, may apply for a permit pursuant to the ...
Pet Limits
Bannock County does not cap household pets with a simple number, but its zoning code defines a 'kennel' as any place keeping more than four dogs and/or more than four cats six months or older. Cross the four-and-four threshold in unincorporated Bannock County and the property becomes a regulated kennel use under Title 17, not an ordinary household.
Bannock County Kennel Threshold: Over Four Pets
Some RestrictionsBannock County Code § 17.04.080
"Kennel" means any place on which more than four dogs and/or more than four cats, of six months in age or older, are kept, or any number of dogs or cats are kept for the purpose of sale, placement, boarding, care or breeding, for which any fee is exchanged.
Microchipping
Bannock County requires every dangerous animal kept under a county permit, from big cats to wolf hybrids, to be implanted with a microchip by a certified veterinarian, with violations charged as a misdemeanor.
Microchipping Dangerous Animals in Bannock County
Some RestrictionsBannock County Code §§ 6.04.030, 6.04.080, 6.04.100
"Dangerous animal" means any animal or a species or a type likely to cause injury to a person, or any animal which has demonstrated a propensity to attack or cause injury to a person. This term specifically includes animals such as, but not limited to, lions, tigers, leopards, ligers, panthers, jaguars, lynxes, pumas, mountain lions, cougars, cheetahs, ocelots, bears, wolves, coyotes, nonhuman ...
Bird Protection
Bannock County has codified the California Fish and Game wild-animal manual into its own animal control chapter, banning possession of skylarks, cuckoos, and all crows, ravens, rooks and jackdaws without a permit, though the common house sparrow is expressly exempt.
Prohibited Bird Species in Bannock County
Significant RestrictionsBannock County Code, Appendix to Title 6, § 671(a),(c)(1)
(a)Species listed in subsection (c) of this Section are prohibited and it shall be unlawful to import, transport or possess these species alive except under permit issued by the Department of Fish and Game. ... Cities and counties may prohibit possession or require a permit for species not requiring a state permit. ... (c)No person shall release into the wilds of this state any animal which is ...
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