Oxnard Municipal Code Div. 2 Domesticated Animals

(A) No person shall maintain or cause or permit to be maintained any bees in or upon any premises in the city; except, that bees necessary for agricultural purposes may be maintained by special use permit.

(B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to bees in sealed containers in transit through the city or to bees within a schoolhouse for the purpose of study or observation.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-7) (Ord. No. 1571, 2388)

No person shall maintain, cause or permit to be maintained swine, hogs or pigs within the city.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-8) (Ord. No. 1571, 2388)

No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained upon any premises in the city any horse, mule, jack, jenny, cow, bull, heifer, sheep or goat:

(A) On any lot containing less than 10,000 square feet; or

(B) In any corral or bar within a radius of 75 feet from any dwelling or any zone precluding the maintaining of the above specified animals.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-9) (Ord. No. 1571, 2388)

Upon approval of the poundmaster, a stallion may be maintained in the city in a substantial corral of wood or other construction of six feet in height and under conditions to prevent escape and protect people or other animals. A minimum substantial corral is defined as one constructed of four-inch by four-inch posts, eight feet on center, anchored 24 inches in heavy grade cement with two-inch by six-inch rails set two feet apart.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-9.1) (Ord. No. 1616, 2388)

If more than one of any of the animals mentioned in section 5-27 are to be maintained within the city, before maintaining these animals, the person shall obtain a special use permit.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-10) (Ord. No. 1571, 2388)

(A) Except for registered homing pigeons, no person shall maintain or permit to be maintained more than 25 in all of rabbits or poultry upon any premises located in a residential or commercial zone of the city.

(B) No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained upon any premises in a manufacturing zone of the city, more than 200 in all of rabbits or poultry except by special use permit.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-11) (Ord. No. 1571, 2388)

No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained upon any premises in a residential zone of the city more than four dogs over the age of six months for any purpose.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-13) (Ord. No. 1571, 2388)

No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained upon any premises in a residential zone of the city more than four cats over the age of four months.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-13.1) (Ord. No. 2388)

No person owning any livestock shall permit such livestock to run at large.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-14) (Ord. No. 1616, 2388)

No person owning any animal shall permit the animal to run at large without reasonable control or to be pastured or maintained upon any public property or upon any private property without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof or in any manner or place to the injury of the owner or occupant of any other property.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-15) (Ord. No. 1616, 2388)

No owner of an animal shall willfully or maliciously fail or refuse to exhibit such animal or any license therefor for inspection upon demand by the poundmaster or any peace officer.

(`64 Code, Sec. 5-16) (Ord. No. 1616, 2388)