Torrance Municipal Code Art. 8 Pigeons

(Amended by O-1544; O-1545; O-1598; O-3252; O-3825)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, it is unlawful and a public nuisance to keep more than four (4) pigeons and doves under one (1) ownership or upon any one (1) parcel of land in any zone except with a special permit from Community Development or Animal Control as provided in Section 41.11.1.

(Amended by O-3152)

No person shall erect or maintain any pigeon house, dovecote or other structure or place where pigeons or doves are kept, or keep any pigeons or doves within thirty-five (35) feet of any dwelling house, provided, however, that:

a) Pigeons and doves may be kept in a pigeon house, dovecote, other structure, or in any cage or other enclosure if it be enclosed in such manner as to prevent the escape of any pigeons or doves therefrom, and if situated outside required yard setbacks and if such structures do not preempt the required open space and land coverage requirements.

b) Carrier and homing pigeons, which are not raised or kept for the market or any other commercial purpose, may be kept and liberated for exercise or racing within not less than thirty-five (35) feet from any door, window or other opening of any dwelling.

(Amended by O-3252)

The lofts or pigeon houses for the keeping of carrier and homing pigeons shall be elevated at least eighteen (18) inches above the ground or other foundation, upon postlegs or pillars, or shall have rodentproof concrete floor if on the ground and shall be soundly constructed and landscaped to blend in with and conform to surrounding areas.

It shall be the duty of each person owning carrier and homing pigeons to scrape or clean such pigeon loft and house wherein such carrier or homing pigeons are kept at least once each week.

Homing and air performing pigeons shall be confined within the lofts or flypen, except during periods not to exceed one and one-half (1-1/2) hours in the morning and during a like period in the afternoon.

High-flying pigeons may be permitted to fly at large at the discretion of their owner; provided, that flights are continuous and that such pigeons return to their loft immediately upon completion of such flight.

No person, except the owner thereof, shall catch, kill, capture or detain any homing, high-flying or air performing pigeon, which at the time of its capture or detention has upon its leg a seamless numbered band as issued by any national pigeon organization or by the United States Army, Navy or Marine Corps; or which has upon its leg a band bearing the name or initials of its owner; or which has the name of its owner stamped upon a tail or wing feather. No person shall molest a pigeon of the above description that has been grounded by injury or bad weather.