Chapter 5 — ANIMALS AND FOWL›Article I — IN GENERAL
South Pasadena Municipal Code § 5.14 Keeping cattle
South Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · South Pasadena
Cite as: South Pasadena Municipal Code § 5.14 · Text as of 2026-10-04
It is declared to be a nuisance and it is unlawful for any person to keep, pasture or maintain in the city any cattle within three hundred feet of any dwelling other than that occupied by such person. However, a pet steer or heifer calf not exceeding eighteen months of age belonging to a child who is a member of a 4H Club or other agricultural organization sanctioned by the United States or by the state may be kept pastured or maintained within such three hundred feet, but not less than one hundred feet, of the nearest dwelling other than the dwelling occupied by such child, provided a written permit so to do is first obtained from the city manager. (Ord. No. 875, § 5, Ord. No. 1081, § 1.)
5.14-5 Keeping cats.¶
CAT KENNEL DEFINED. The term “cat kennel” as used in this section means any place in the city where five or more feline animals are kept or permitted to remain.
LOCATION OF CAT KENNELS. It is unlawful for any person to establish, keep or maintain, or to allow or permit to be established, kept or maintained, upon any premises owned or controlled by him in the city, any cat kennel, any portion of which is situated within one thousand feet of any dwelling house other than one occupied by the owner or person in control of such cat kennel.
KEEPING CATS FOR BREEDING PURPOSES. It is unlawful for any person to keep or maintain, or to allow or permit to be kept or maintained, upon any premises owned or controlled by him in the city, any cat, either male or female, kept mainly for breeding purposes within three hundred feet of any dwelling house other than one occupied by the owner or person in control of such cat. (Ord. No. 1581, § 1.)
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