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Pets, chickens and bees in Campbell

Campbell'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 Campbell 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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Campbell code What Campbell's code adds
Large animals
  • Horses may be kept only in an enclosure at least 40 feet from any inhabited or habitable home.
    Applies: Applies within the city.
    § 7.15.040 · code text
    No horse shall be kept or maintained within the City except in an enclosure the outer limits of which shall be at least forty feet from any inhabited or habitable dwelling.
Permit
  • Give written notice to the City Manager within 5 days after the move begins.
    Applies: Moving an apiary into or within the city.
    § 7.28.010 · code text
    No apiary shall be moved into the City or within the confines of the City without notice in writing being given to the City Manager within five days from the date movement is begun, stating:
Pet limit
  • No more than 3 adult dogs and/or cats in total, in any combination.
    Applies: Animals over 4 months old, at any street address.
    § 7.30.020 · code text
    No person shall keep or maintain more than a total of three adult dogs and/or cats (any combination) over four months of age, at any street address.
  • No more than 1 unspayed female dog or 1 unspayed female cat.
    Applies: At any street address.
    § 7.30.020 · code text
    No person shall keep or maintain more than one unspayed female dog or one unspayed female cat, at any street address.

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