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Pets, chickens and bees in Adelanto

Adelanto's own rules on pets, chickens and bees, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Adelanto Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Adelanto's code says

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Large animals
  • Animals must be kept at least 100 feet from any domestic water well.
    Applies: Applies to all residential land uses, activities and facilities.
    § 7.04.095 · code text
    All residential land uses, activities and facilities shall comply with the requirement that animals shall be kept a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from any domestic water well.
  • Uncastrated stallions or jacks may not be kept within 50 feet of any property line.
    Applies: Applies to uncastrated stallions or jacks. Livestock is allowed only in the R1-.5 and DL zones.
    § 7.04.095 · code text
    It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to stable, pasture or keep, or cause to be stabled, pastured or kept, within fifty feet of any property line, any uncastrated stallions or jacks.
Permit
  • You must register with the Department of Animal Care & Control.
    Applies: Applies to anyone who keeps a horse or other equine.
    § 7.04.095 · code text
    Each person, firm or corporation who stables, pastures or keeps, or causes or permits the stabling, pasturing or keeping of, any equine in the City shall register with the Department of Animal Care & Control

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