10 rules for unincorporated Glenn County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Glenn County is agricultural and broadly allows poultry and livestock by zone. In the rural-residential RE-NW zone, poultry and rabbit keeping may not exceed 50 chickens or 50 rabbits per 40,000 square feet, and minimum lot area applies per head of cattle, swine, sheep, or goats.
In unincorporated Glenn County, owners may not let a dog run at large. County Code defines "at large" as any animal not enclosed, not on a leash, and not under the immediate, direct control of a responsible person. Hunting and stock dogs working on the owner's property are excepted.
Glenn County's animal code has no breed-specific or pit-bull ban. "Vicious animal" is defined by behavior, not breed: any animal showing a propensity to attack, bite, scratch, or harass people or other animals without provocation. California law also bars purely breed-specific dog declarations.
Beekeeping is well established in agricultural Glenn County. The county's Unified Development Code lists operation of apiaries as a permitted use in agricultural zones such as AP and FS. There is no dedicated hive-count ordinance; California law also requires apiaries to be registered with the county agricultural commissioner.
Keeping a wild, exotic, dangerous, or non-domestic animal in unincorporated Glenn County requires special authorization from the animal control officer, who must first see proof of compliance with the California Fish and Game Code restricted-species rules. Zoning compliance is also required.
Glenn County's animal code has no standalone ordinance banning the feeding of wildlife. Related rules govern trapping wild animals subject to rabies and the keeping of wild or exotic animals, and California Fish and Game regulations broadly prohibit feeding big-game mammals such as deer and bears.
Livestock farming is a core permitted use across Glenn County's agricultural zones. The county code defines livestock to include cattle, horses, goats, sheep, poultry, and similar species, regulates strays and confined animal facilities, and a Right to Farm chapter protects established agricultural operations from nuisance claims.
Glenn County has no ordinance that sets a numeric "hoarding" limit, but its habitual-problem-animal and nuisance provisions, the kennel licensing threshold, and California's animal-cruelty laws together let authorities act when too many animals create unsanitary, dangerous, or neglectful conditions.
Glenn County's animal code sets no fixed numeric limit on how many dogs or cats a household may keep. However, premises with five or more dogs kept for breeding, training, sale, show, or boarding meet the code's "kennel" definition and require a kennel license and zoning clearance.
Glenn County does not require cats to be licensed or leashed. Cats are defined in the animal code and are covered by the general rules that bar any animal from running at large, trespassing, becoming a nuisance, or being vicious. State law requires shelters to scan and hold strays before disposition.
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