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Pets, chickens and bees in Livingston

Livingston'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 Livingston Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Livingston's code says

Livingston code What Livingston's code adds
Chickens
  • Up to 3 domestic birds or fowl, combined with guinea pigs and other rodents; no more than 5 animals total.
    Applies: Single-family homes.
    § 10-3-12 · code text
    No more than a combination of a maximum of three dogs and cats; two rabbits; three domestic birds or fowl, guinea pigs or any other rodent species; and, no more than two snakes or other similar animals are permitted.
Large animals
  • Only outside residential, commercial and industrial zones, on owned land of at least 5 acres, at most 2 per acre.
    Applies: Owners in annexed areas may keep the livestock they had when the area was annexed.
    § 10-3-16 · code text
    The keeping of livestock including any horse, mule, ass, goat, sheep, hog, bull, ox, cow or other livestock is prohibited within the city limits of the city, unless the provisions of subsections (B) and (C) of this section apply:
Pet limit
  • At most 3 dogs and cats, 2 rabbits, 3 birds, fowl or rodents, 2 snakes or similar; 5 animals total.
    Applies: Single-family homes.
    § 10-3-12 · code text
    No more than a combination of a maximum of three dogs and cats; two rabbits; three domestic birds or fowl, guinea pigs or any other rodent species; and, no more than two snakes or other similar animals are permitted.
  • Up to 1 dog, 1 rabbit, 2 cats, 2 birds, 2 rodents, 2 snakes or reptiles; 4 animals total.
    Applies: Multifamily homes, including mobilehomes in mobilehome parks.
    § 10-3-12 · code text
    For multiple-family residences, including mobilehomes in mobilehome parks, no more than one dog, one rabbit, two cats, two domestic birds, two guinea pigs or other rodents, two snakes or other reptiles are permitted.

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

Livingston's code: Up to 3 domestic birds or fowl, combined with guinea pigs and other rodents; no more than 5 animals total. (Single-family homes.) (§ 10-3-12).

General information, not legal advice.

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