Earlier editions: 2026-09
Chino Hills Municipal Code Ch. 6.24 Miscellaneous Animal Regulations
Chino Hills Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Chino Hills
Cite as: Chino Hills Municipal Code Chapter 6.24 · Text as of 2026-10-04
6.24.010 - Hogs—Garbage feeding hog ranches.¶
City Ordinances 91-01 and 92-02 adopted by reference the San Bernardino County Code and incorporated such code by reference into the Chino Hills Municipal Code. It is not the intent of this chapter or title to repeal Chapter 4, Hogs—Garbage Feeding Hog Ranches, of Title 3, Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations, Sections 32.0401—32.0409 et seq., of the San Bernardino County Code and such chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. 92-16 § 1 (part))
6.24.020 - Livestock.¶
City Ordinances 91-01 and 92-02 adopted by reference the San Bernardino County Code and incorporated such code by reference into the Chino Hills Municipal Code. It is not the intent of this chapter or title to repeal Chapter 5, Livestock, of Title 3, Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations, Sections 32.0501—32.0511 et seq., of the San Bernardino County Code and such chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. 92-16 § 1 (part))
6.24.030 - Cattle tuberculosis suppression.¶
City Ordinances 91-01 and 92-02 adopted by reference the San Bernardino County Code and incorporated such code by reference into the Chino Hills Municipal Code. It is not the intent of this chapter or title to repeal Chapter 6, Cattle Tuberculosis Suppression, of Title 3, Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations, Sections 32.0601—32.0607 et seq., of the San Bernardino County Code and such chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. 92-16 § 1 (part))
6.24.040 - Transportation and movement of livestock over public and private lands.¶
City Ordinances 91-01 and 92-02 adopted by reference the San Bernardino County Code and incorporated such code by reference into the Chino Hills Municipal Code. It is not the intent of this chapter or title to repeal Chapter 7, Transportation and Movement of Livestock Over Public and Private Lands, of Title 3, Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations, Sections 32.0701—32.0705 et seq., of the San Bernardino County Code and such chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. 92-16 § 1 (part))
6.24.050 - Apiaries.¶
City Ordinances 91-01 and 92-02 adopted by reference the San Bernardino County Code and incorporated such code by reference into the Chino Hills Municipal Code. It is not the intent of this chapter or title to repeal Chapter 9, Apiaries, of Title 3, Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations, Sections 32.0901—32.0917 et seq., of the San Bernardino County Code and such chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. 92-16 § 1 (part))
6.24.060 - Commercial calf growers.¶
City Ordinances 91-01 and 92-02 adopted by reference the San Bernardino County Code and incorporated such code by reference into the Chino Hills Municipal Code. It is not the intent of this chapter or title to repeal Chapter 10, Commercial Calf Growers, of Title 3, Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations, Sections 32.1001—32.1009 et seq., of the San Bernardino County Code and such chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. 92-16 § 1 (part))
6.24.070 - Catteries.¶
City Ordinances 91-01 and 92-02 adopted by reference the San Bernardino County Code and incorporated such code by reference into the Chino Hills Municipal Code. It is not the intent of this chapter or title to repeal Chapter 12, Catteries, of Title 3, Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations, Sections 32.1201—32.1207 et seq., of the San Bernardino County Code and such chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. 92-16 § 1 (part))
6.24.080 - Animal food and food scraps.¶
City Ordinances 91-01 and 92-02 adopted by reference the San Bernardino County Code and incorporated such code by reference into the Chino Hills Municipal Code. It is not the intent of this chapter or title to repeal Chapter 13, Animal Food and Food Scraps, of Title 3, Health and Sanitation and Animal Regulations, Sections 32.1301—32.1306 et seq., of the San Bernardino County Code and such chapter shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. 92-16 § 1 (part))
6.24.090 - Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs as domestic pets.¶
The swine commonly known as the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig shall be authorized to be maintained as a domestic pet on residential property in the City subject to the restrictions set forth in this section:
A. The residential property where the pot-bellied pig is proposed to be located is not an apartment or condominium as defined in this title;
B. The animal will not exceed a height of twenty-four (24) inches or a weight of two hundred (200) pounds;
C. The minimum lot size required to keep the animal is twenty thousand (20,000) square feet;
D. There shall be no more than one such animal per household, lot, or parcel of land and/or improved lot;
E. The animal must be spayed or neutered by the age of six months and a certificate evidencing such must be produced when requested by the city or agents of the City;
F. The animal must be licensed and registered with city in the same manner as dogs are licensed under this chapter, and subject to the same penalties for failure to obtain a license. The animal must be vaccinated with the canine rabies vaccine prior to issuance of a license;
G. The animal must be on a leash at all times when such animal is off the premises of its owner or custodian;
H. The owner or custodian keeps or causes to be kept such animal as a domestic pet and keeps or causes to be kept the premises in a clean and sanitary fashion;
I. The provisions of this title relative to barking dogs shall apply to the sounds emanating from such pot-bellied pigs.
(Ord. 125 § 2, 2000; Ord. 23 § 1, 1992)
6.24.100 - Lot size exception.¶
The minimum lot size requirement of subsection C of Section 6.24.090 as amended above shall not apply to any pot-bellied pigs currently registered and licensed with the city. All pot-bellied pigs not registered and licensed with the city before the effective date of this section (excluding renewals of current licenses) shall be required to comply with the minimum lot size requirement of Section 6.24.090(C) of the Chino Hills Municipal Code, as amended in this chapter.
(Ord. 125 § 3, 2000)
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