10 rules for unincorporated Trinity County, California.
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Trinity County does not impose a specific backyard-chicken ordinance in its animal code. Keeping chickens and other livestock is governed mainly by zoning and by the general animal rules in County Code 6.04.050, which bar animals from trespassing on other land and from creating noise nuisances.
Trinity County has no blanket countywide leash law. The Board of Supervisors can establish dog leash zones by resolution after a public hearing, and has done so for the Weaverville and Lewiston areas. County Code 6.04.050 also requires leashing on school and park grounds.
Trinity County has no breed-specific ban. California law (Food & Agricultural Code 31683) prohibits any local dog-control program from being specific as to breed. The County instead regulates individual potentially dangerous or vicious dogs under Code 6.04.040, based on behavior, not breed.
Trinity County's animal code does not contain a dedicated beekeeping ordinance. Keeping bees is governed mainly by parcel zoning and by California apiary law (Food & Agricultural Code), which provides for apiary registration with the county agricultural commissioner.
Trinity County does not have its own exotic-pet ordinance; possession of exotic and wild animals is controlled by California state law. Fish & Game Code 2118 and Title 14 CCR 671 make it unlawful to possess restricted live wild animals without a state permit, and the state does not issue permits for exotic pets.
Trinity County's animal code does not contain a stand-alone wildlife-feeding ban, but the County's rabies guidance warns that its rural setting brings pets and wildlife into frequent contact. California state law makes it unlawful to feed big game such as deer and bears, the primary rule that controls in this area.
Trinity County is a 'grazing county' under California Food & Agricultural Code Article 5 (sections 17121-17128). Outside the area described in Section 17125, landowners cannot lawfully take up a stray animal unless their land is entirely enclosed by a good and substantial fence, making the area effectively 'fence out.'
Trinity County has no separate animal-hoarding ordinance, but hoarding situations are addressed through County Code 6.04.050 (noise, trespass, and exhibition of vaccination records) together with California animal-cruelty and neglect law, which lets authorities seize neglected animals and prosecute owners.
Trinity County's animal code does not set a numerical limit on how many dogs or cats a household may keep. Instead, the general animal rules in Code 6.04.050 control problem animals through trespass and noise-nuisance provisions, backed by licensing and rabies-vaccination requirements.
Trinity County does not impose leash or confinement rules specific to cats. Cats fall under the general animal provisions of County Code 6.04.050 (no trespass on others' land, no noise nuisance) and under California rabies-control law, which is the focus of the County's rabies program.
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