Marina Municipal Code Ch. 6.08 Animals—prohibited Practices

Sections: Definitions. Keeping of animals. Slaughtering of animals. Cooking meat for consumption. Conflict with other laws.

As used in this chapter the term “animal” shall include cows, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, mules and other mammals and fowl defined to include chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese and other domesticated birds. (Ord. 97-7 § 1, 1997)

The Marina Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-06, passed May 19, 2026. Disclaimer: The city clerk’s office has the official version of the Marina Municipal Code. Users should contact the city clerk’s office for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above. City Website: cityofmarina.org Hosted by General Code.

It is unlawful for any person to keep any animal within the city except as may be permitted by Title 17 of the municipal code (the “zoning ordinance”). (Ord. 97-7 § 1, 1997)

It is unlawful for any person to slaughter or otherwise kill any animal for food purposes within the city except as may be permitted by the zoning ordinance. (Ord. 97-7 § 1, 1997)

Without a written special permit first obtained from the public safety department it is unlawful to cook any animal or animals or parts thereof weighing in excess of thirty-five pounds over or under an outdoor fire, including but not limited to a fire pit, gas or charcoal grill at residential uses within residential zones as defined by the zoning ordinance. (Ord. 97-7 § 1, 1997)

The practices prohibited by this chapter are intended to supplement any state or other laws or statutes and in cases where such laws are deemed to either conflict with this chapter or to have occupied the area of regulation, those laws shall prevail. (Ord. 97-7 § 1, 1997)

The Marina Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-06, passed May 19, 2026. Disclaimer: The city clerk’s office has the official version of the Marina Municipal Code. Users should contact the city clerk’s office for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above. City Website: cityofmarina.org Hosted by General Code.