Animal Ordinances in Pinal County, AZ (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Pinal County, Arizona.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
In the CR-1 Single Residence zone, Pinal County allows any number of poultry, rabbits and similar small animals outright, but caps cattle, horses, sheep and goats over six months old at two head per commercial acre and bans swine entirely. The adjoining CR-2 zone tightens that further, requiring a full commercial acre before any horse, cattle, sheep or goat can be kept at all.
Backyard Chickens and Livestock Rules in Pinal County
Some RestrictionsPinal County Development Services Code § 2.60.010(E)
Agriculture or horticulture used only for the purposes of propagation and culture and not for retail sales, including any number of poultry, rabbits and similar small animals, and not more than two head of cattle, horses, sheep or goats more than six months of age per commercial acre. Swine are not permitted in the district.
Beekeeping
Pinal County lists apiaries as a permitted commercial agricultural use, not a separately licensed activity. In the GR General Rural zone, aviaries and apiaries sit on the same permitted-use line as field crops and orchards, available on any lot that meets the zone's 54,450-square-foot minimum. The larger-lot SR Suburban Ranch zone carries the identical allowance. Pinal County's residential CR zones do not list beekeeping among their permitted uses.
Beekeeping Rules in Unincorporated Pinal County
Light RestrictionsPinal County Development Services Code § 2.40.010(B)(1)
Commercial agricultural uses. 1. Field crops, truck gardening, berry or bush crops, tree crops, flower gardening, plant nurseries and greenhouses, orchards, aviaries and apiaries.
Pet Limits
Pinal County requires a kennel permit for any residence housing five or more dogs. A Class I Non-Commercial permit allows up to seven dogs; a Class II permit allows up to twelve on larger parcels.
How Many Dogs You Can Own in Pinal County
Some RestrictionsPinal County Kennel Permit Requirements
Kennel Permits are required for all residences that house or maintain five or more dogs. No more than seven (7) dogs may be kept at a given address under a Class I Non-Commercial Permit.
Pet Groomer Rules
In unincorporated Pinal County's RU rural zoning districts, RU-10 down through RU-C, and in the R-43 district, a pet grooming facility cannot open by right. Development Services Code § 2.220.030(H) and the matching provision in each of those chapters list pet grooming facility as a special use, meaning the operator must first obtain a special use permit from the Board of Supervisors.
Pet Grooming Facility Permits in Pinal County
Significant RestrictionsPinal County Development Services Code § 2.220.030(H)
The following uses and their accessory buildings and uses are permitted subject to obtaining approval of a special use permit as set forth in PCDSC 2.151.010 and the general regulations of this title, including, but not limited to, chapter 2.150 PCDSC; parking, signage, and lighting regulations; and the development standards in this chapter. Special uses that are not listed are prohibited. ... ...
Veterinary Clinic Zoning
A veterinary hospital or kennel is a conditional permitted use, not a by-right use, across Pinal County's rural zones. In the SR Suburban Ranch zone, the site must be at least five acres, no building can sit within 100 feet of a boundary next to a rural or residential zone, and the applicant must gather written consent from 75 percent of nearby property owners.
Veterinary Hospital Zoning Rules in Pinal County
Significant RestrictionsPinal County Development Services Code § 2.20.010(P)
Veterinary hospital or kennels, provided the site is not less than five acres in area, that no building or structure be within 100 feet of any boundary of the site abutting property in a rural or residential zone; and provided further, that the applicant for the permit shall provide the zoning inspector with the written consent of at least 75 percent of the owners, by number and area, of proper...
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