9.54 — PYGMY GOATS AND CHICKENS

For purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:

"Chicken" means any member of the Gallus gallus domesticus subspecies.

"Pygmy goat" means a doe or buck commonly referred to as a pygmy goat, African Pygmy Goat, Nigerian Dwarf goat, or Cameroon Dwarf Goat, which stands no higher than twenty-three and one-half inches at the shoulder and weighs no more than seventy pounds. (Ord. 17-1003 § 7, 2017)

The aggregate number of pygmy goats, dogs, or pygmy pigs, as allowed by Title 10 of the Los Angeles County Code, kept at any residence shall not exceed three.

All animals shall be licensed as required by Title 10 of the Los Angeles County Code. (Ord. 17-1003 § 7, 2017)

• a. Up to four chickens may be kept at any residence provided the chicken coop is kept a minimum of twenty feet from any residential structure located on the same parcel and thirty-five feet from any residential structure located on any adjacent parcel.

  1. The chickens shall be provided with a suitable shelter for protection from the elements that is kept in a clean and hygienic manner and adequate space for exercise.

  2. Clean water shall be provided at all times.

  3. Chickens shall not be allowed to leave the property on which they are kept unless they are being transported in a suitable container.

• b. Male chickens over the age of four weeks shall not be permitted to be kept on any residential property.

• (Ord. 17-1003 § 7, 2017)

An identification tag must be attached to a harness, collar, or other device and worn by the pygmy goat at all times. The tag must clearly state the owner's name and phone number. (Ord. 17-1003 § 7, 2017)

Violations of this chapter are subject to the administrative penalty provisions of Chapter 1.08 of this code.

(Ord. 17-1003 § 7, 2017)

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