3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Placer County, California.
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Placer County Code Section 17.56.050 allows up to 6 hens (no roosters) on lots of at least 5,000 sq ft in RS, RM, and RES zones; 9 hens on combining-AG parcels under half an acre; and 15 hens in the RF zone on parcels under one acre. Roosters, guinea hens, and peafowl are prohibited in residential zones.
Placer County Code Article 6.08 makes it unlawful for an owner to allow any dog to run at large in unincorporated Placer County. Off-premises, dogs must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet held continuously by a person capable of controlling the dog.
Placer County's beekeeping ordinance (Placer County Code 17.56.050.G, adopted 2021) allows hobbyist beekeeping countywide subject to setbacks of at least 50 feet from a property line, a 5-hive-per-acre density cap, and a 100-hive total cap. In the RS zone, no more than 2 colonies are allowed.
1 cities in Placer County have their own animal ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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