Pets, chickens and bees in Duarte: the local rules

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

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Bees	No, keeping a beehive is not allowed. Applies: Except at schools, physicians' offices or laboratories, if the bees cannot fly freely. § 8.04.560 · code text No person shall keep or maintain, or suffer or permit to be kept or maintained, upon premises owned or controlled by him or it, in the city, a hive of bees.
Chickens	Up to 10 chickens and ducks combined per lot; no roosters. Applies: Only where zoning allows; not in the front yard setback; fenced, roofed pen at least 4 feet high. § 8.04.550 · code text No lot, premises, or residence may maintain more than a total combination of ten chickens and/or ducks.
Coop setback	At least 10 feet from side and rear property lines. Applies: Applies to chickens and ducks. § 8.04.550 · code text They shall be kept a minimum of ten feet from the side and rear property lines. At least 25 feet from any home on the same lot. Applies: Applies to chickens and ducks. § 8.04.550 · code text They shall be kept a minimum of twenty-five feet from any building used for human habitation on the lot. At least 50 feet from any home on a neighboring lot. Applies: Applies to chickens and ducks. § 8.04.550 · code text They shall be kept a minimum of fifty feet from any building used for human habitation on an adjacent lot.
Large animals	1 pot-bellied pig per lot, under 175 pounds. Applies: Only where zoning allows; must be spayed or neutered by 6 months of age. § 8.04.550 · code text Only a pot bellied pig that is under one hundred seventy-five pounds shall be allowed on a lot or premises.
Pet limit	At most 4 dogs and cats combined; no more than 3 dogs and 4 cats over 4 months old. Applies: Unless licensed as a dog or cat kennel. § 8.04.490 · code text it shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain more than a total combination of four dogs and/or cats on any lot or premises for any purpose, and of this total combination of four dogs and/or cats, there can be no more than three dogs over four months of age and no more than four cats over four months of age.

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Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Duarte?

Duarte's code: Up to 10 chickens and ducks combined per lot; no roosters. (Only where zoning allows; not in the front yard setback; fenced, roofed pen at least 4 feet high.) (§ 8.04.550); No, keeping a beehive is not allowed. (Except at schools, physicians' offices or laboratories, if the bees cannot fly freely.) (§ 8.04.560).

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