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Pets, chickens and bees in Newport Beach

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

What Newport Beach's code says

Newport Beach code What Newport Beach's code adds
Chickens
  • Not allowed, since poultry counts as livestock, except where city zoning specifically permits it.
    § 7.12.010 · code text
    No person shall keep any cow, pig, goat, horse, mule, poultry or any other animal commonly considered livestock within the City except where specifically permitted under the provisions of Title 20, Planning and Zoning, of this Code.
Large animals
  • Livestock, such as cows, pigs, goats, horses, mules and poultry, only where city zoning specifically permits it.
    § 7.12.010 · code text
    No person shall keep any cow, pig, goat, horse, mule, poultry or any other animal commonly considered livestock within the City except where specifically permitted under the provisions of Title 20, Planning and Zoning, of this Code.
  • Registered miniature pot-bellied pigs of 125 pounds or less are not livestock; each must be spayed or neutered.
    Applies: Applies to miniature pot-bellied pigs; a wild animal permit is required first.
    § 7.12.010 · code text
    Miniature pot-bellied pigs, weighing not more than one hundred twenty-five (125) pounds, and registered with a nationally recognized miniature pig association, shall not be considered livestock.
Permit
  • A wild animal permit is required.
    Applies: Applies to a miniature pot-bellied pig of 125 pounds or less, registered with a national miniature pig association.
    § 7.12.010 · code text
    Any person wishing to keep a miniature pot-bellied pig shall first obtain a wild animal permit pursuant to Section 7.08.040 except the applicant will not be required to obtain a California Fish and Game Permit.

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Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Newport Beach?

Newport Beach's code: Not allowed, since poultry counts as livestock, except where city zoning specifically permits it. (§ 7.12.010).

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