Pets, chickens and bees in Oakland

It is unlawful for any person to keep any ducks, geese, chickens or other fowls in any enclosure in the City unless the exterior boundaries of said enclosures are more than twenty (20) feet from any dwelling, church or school.

It is unlawful for any person to raise, or keep, live chickens, ducks, geese or other fowl in any enclosure or yard on property occupied by an apartment house or hotel or in a business district in the City, except when such fowl or animals are kept within a bona fide produce market, commission house or store for purposes of trade and, while so kept, are confined in small coops, boxes or cages.

It is unlawful for any person to keep any ducks, geese, chickens or other fowls in any enclosure in the City unless the exterior boundaries of said enclosures are more than twenty (20) feet from any dwelling, church or school.

A. Except as provided in Subsection (B) below, it is unlawful for any person to keep on any one (1) premises more than three (3) dogs more than four (4) months old, unless the owner can demonstrate that the premises provides adequate space and the keeping of such dogs does not constitute a nuisance or pose a threat to the health or safety of the dogs.