MINIMUM PEN, CAGE OR ENCLOSURE SIZE REQUIREMENTS
Type of Animal | One Animal | Floor Space (Sq. Feet) Two Animals | Each Additional Animal | Interior Ceiling or Outside Fence Height (Feet) | ||||
CLASS AVES--Birds Ploceidae, Estrildidae, Zosteropidae | 4 | 4 | +3/animal | 2 Ceiling | ||||
More than 2 birds requires a cage height of 6 feet. | ||||||||
Alaudidae, Cuculidae, Turdidae, Sturnidae | 6 | 6 | +4/animal | 4 | ? | |||
More than 2 birds requires a cage height of 6 feet. | ||||||||
Corvidae | 12 | 24 | +12/animal | 5 | " | |||
More than 2 birds requires a cage height of 6 feet. | ||||||||
Falconiformes, Strigiformes | ||||||||
Eagle, Hawkeagle, Vulture | 100 | 150 | +50/animal | 7 | " | |||
Red-tailed hawk, Grt Horn Owl | 64 | 96 | +32/animal | 7 | " | |||
Peregrine falcon, Barn owl | 48 | 72 | +24/animal | 7 | " | |||
Sparrow hawk, Screech owl, Burrowing owl | 36 | 54 | +18/animal | 6 | " | |||
CLASS MAMMALIA--Mammals PRIMATA | ||||||||
NOTE: The cage size requirement for two primates also meets the cage size requirement for a pair and their progeny under the age of 2 years. | ||||||||
Gorilla | 300 | 500 | +200/animal | 8 Ceiling | ||||
Orangutans | 200 | 400 | +200/animal | 10 | " | |||
Chimpanzees | 200 | 300 | +100/animal | 8 | " | |||
Baboons | 100 | 200 | +100/animal | 8 | " | |||
Gibbons, Langurs | 100 | 200 | +50/animal | 9 | " | |||
Macaques | 80 | 120 | +40/animal | 8 | " | |||
Woollys, Spiders, Howlers, Sakis, Capuchins | 64 | 96 | +32/animal | 8 | " | |||
Marmosets | 16 | 24 | +8/animal | 8 | " | |||
Squirrel, Titis, Owl | 36 | 54 | +18/animal | 8 | " | |||
Tree Shrew | 9 | 12 | +3/animal | 3 | " | |||
EDENTATA | ||||||||
Sloth | 30 | 40 | +10/animal | 8 Ceiling | ||||
Armadillo: | ||||||||
(less than 15" length) | 12 | 16 | +3/animal | 1.5 | " | |||
(15" to 36" length) | 30 | 40 | +10/animal | 3 | " | |||
(greater than 36") | 80 | 100 | +20/animal | 5 | " | |||
Tamandua | 40 | 50 | +10/animal | 7 | " | |||
Giant Anteater | 200 | 300 | +100/animal | 6 | " | |||
MARSUPIALIA | ||||||||
Sm. Opossums | 9 | 12 | +3/animal | 3 | " | |||
Lg. Opossums | 20 | 30 | +10/animal | 5 | " | |||
Sm. Wallaby | 60 | 90 | +30/animal | 5 Fence/Wall | ||||
Lg. Wallaby | 200 | 300 | +100/animal | 6 Fence/Wall | ||||
Tree Kangaroo | 80 | 100 | +20/animal | 8 Ceiling | ||||
Lg. Kangaroo | 200 | 300 | +100/animal | 8 Fence/Wall | ||||
Wallaroo | 200 | 300 | +100/animal | 6 Fence/Wall | ||||
INSECTIVORA | ||||||||
Hedgehog, Shrew, Mole | 3 | 6 | +3/animal | 1 Ceiling | ||||
DERMOPTERA | ||||||||
Gliding Lemur | 50 | 65 | +15/animal | 8 | " | |||
CHIROPTERA | ||||||||
Bats | Use same cage dimensions as comparably sized finches, parrots, or hawks (see bird section). | |||||||
MONOTREMATA | ||||||||
Spiny Anteater | 25 | 35 | +10/animal | 5 Ceiling | ||||
Platypus | (See Monotremata details in subsection (b)(2)(G)) | |||||||
PHOLIDOTA | ||||||||
Scaly Anteater | ||||||||
Terrestrial forms | Same as armadillos | |||||||
Arboreal forms | Same as sloth | |||||||
LAGOMORPHA | ||||||||
Wild Rabbit or Hare | 20 | 28 | +8/animal | 5 Ceiling | ||||
RODENTIA | ||||||||
Squirrel, Flying | 20 | 40 | +10/animal | 8 | " | |||
Squirrel, Tree | 20 | 40 | +10/animal | 8 | " | |||
Squirrel, Ground | 20 | 40 | +10/animal | 5 | " | |||
(Up to 4 animals may be held in 40 sq. feet) | ||||||||
Chipmunk | 20 | 30 | +10/animal | 5 | " | |||
(Up to 3 animals may be held in 30 sq. feet.) | ||||||||
Prairie Dog (males) | 20 | 30 | +10/animal | 5 | " | |||
Acushi | 20 | 30 | +10/animal | 5 | " | |||
Agouti | 30 | 40 | +10/animal | 5 | " | |||
Paca | 30 | 40 | +10/animal | 5 | " | |||
Crested Porcupine | 40 | 80 | +40/animal | 6 | " | |||
N.A. Porcupine | 30 | 40 | +10/animal | 7 | " | |||
S.A. Porcupine | 20 | 30 | +10/animal | 7 | " | |||
Muskrat | 30 | 40 | +10/animal | 6 | " | |||
Beaver | 80 | 120 | +40/animal | 5 | " | |||
Capybara | 100 | 150 | +50/animal | 5 | " | |||
CARNIVORA | ||||||||
Canidae | ||||||||
Fennec or Kit Fox | 80 | 100 | +40/animal | 6 Ceiling | ||||
Bat-eared Fox/Arctic Fox | 80 | 100 | +40/animal | 6 | " | |||
Gray Fox | 80 | 100 | +40/animal | 8 | " | |||
Red Fox | 80 | 100 | +40/animal | 6 | " | |||
Jackal | 150 | 200 | +100/animal | 6 | " | |||
Coyote | 150 | 200 | +100/animal | 6 | " | |||
Wolf | 200 | 300 | +200/animal | 6 | " | |||
Cape Hunting Dog | 200 | 300 | +100/animal | 6 | " | |||
Ursidae | ||||||||
Sun Bear | 200 | 300 | +100/animal | 8 Ceiling | ||||
American Black Bear | 300 | 450 | +150/animal | 8 | " | |||
Asiatic Black Bear | 300 | 450 | +150/animal | 8 | " | |||
Sloth Bear | 300 | 450 | +150/animal | 8 | " | |||
Spectacled Bear | 300 | 450 | +150/animal | 8 | " | |||
Polar Bear | 400 | 600 | +200/animal | 10 | " | |||
Grizzly Bear | 400 | 600 | +200/animal | 8 | " | |||
Russian Brown Bear | 300 | 450 | +150/animal | 8 | " | |||
Kodiak Bear | 400 | 600 | +200/animal | 10 | " | |||
Procyonidae | ||||||||
Kinkajou | 40 | 50 | +10/animal | 7 Ceiling | ||||
Coatimundi | 50 | 60 | +10/animal | 7 | " | |||
Raccoon | 60 | 80 | +20/animal | 8 | " | |||
Mustelidae | ||||||||
Weasel/Mink/Ferret | 30 | Up to 4 in 30 sq. feet | +10/animal | 6 Ceiling | ||||
Tayra | 40 | 50 | +10/animal | 6 | " | |||
Grison | 30 | 40 | +10/animal | 6 | " | |||
Marten | 40 | 50 | +10/animal | 7 | " | |||
Wolverine | 100 | 200 | +100/animal | 6 | " | |||
Spotted Skunk | 20 | Up to 2 in 20 sq. feet | +10/animal | 6 | " | |||
Striped Skunk | 30 | Up to 2 in 30 sq. feet | +10/animal | 6 | " | |||
Otter | 100 | 200 | +100/animal | 6 | " | |||
Badger | 60 | 80 | +30/animal | 6 | " | |||
Viverridae | ||||||||
Genet, Civet | 40 | 50 | +10/animal | 7 Ceiling | ||||
Binturong | 100 | 150 | +50/animal | 8 | " | |||
Mongoose | 80 | 100 | +40/animal | 6 | " | |||
Hyaenidae | ||||||||
Hyena | 200 | 300 | +100/animal | 6 Ceiling | ||||
FELIDAE | ||||||||
Lion, Tiger, Cheetah, Snow Leopard, and hybrids thereof | 300 | 450 | +150/animal | 8 Ceiling | ||||
Black & Spotted Leopard, Jaguar, Clouded Leopard, Mountain Lion, European Lynx and hybrids thereof | 200 | 300 | +100/animal | 8 | " | |||
Caracal, Bobcat, Canada Lynx, Golden Cat, Ocelot, Serval, Jungle Cat, Fishing Cat and hybrids thereof | 80 | 120 | +40/animal | 8 | " | |||
Margay, Leopard Cat, Pallas Cat, Marble Cat, Geoffroy's Cat, African Wild Cat, European Wild Cat, Jaguarundi, Little Spotted Cat, African Black Footed Cat, Sand Cat, Flatheaded Cat, Pampas Cat and hybrids thereof | 60 | 90 | +30/animal | 8 | " | |||
TUBULIDENTATA | ||||||||
Aardvark | 200 | 300 | +100/animal | 6 | " | |||
PROBOSCIDEA | ||||||||
Elephant | 1500 | 3000 | +1500/animal | 12 Barn height | ||||
HYRACOIDEA | ||||||||
Hyrax | 16 | 20 | +4/animal | 4 Ceiling | ||||
PERISSODACTYLA | ||||||||
Tapir | 300 | 500 | +300/animal | 6 Fence/Wall | ||||
Rhinoceros | 1500 | 3000 | +1500/animal | 5 Fence/Wall | ||||
Wild Ass | 900 | 1300 | +400/animal | 6 Fence/Wall | ||||
ARTIODACTYLA | ||||||||
Peccary | 100 | 150 | +50/animal | 4 Fence/Wall | ||||
Wild Pig | 150 | 200 | +50/animal | 4 Fence/Wall | ||||
Pigmy Hippopotamus | 700 | 1000 | +300/animal | 6 Fence/Wall | ||||
Hippopotamus | 1500 | 3000 | +1500/animal | 7 Fence/Wall | ||||
Giraffe | 1500 | 3000 | +1500/animal | 18 Barn height | ||||
(The following Artiodactyla may have a 6 foot fence if the facility's perimeter fence is 8 foot.) | ||||||||
White-tailed Deer | 600 | 800 | +200/animal | 8 | " | |||
Fallow Deer | 600 | 800 | +200/animal | 8 | " | |||
Elk/Red Deer | 1000 | 1400 | +400/animal | 8 | " | |||
Bison, European | 1000 | 1400 | +400/animal | 6 | " | |||
Buffalo | 1000 | 1400 | +400/animal | 6 | " | |||
Impala, Eland | 1000 | 1400 | +400/animal | 8 | " | |||
Other Antelope | 600 | 800 | +200/animal | 6 | " | |||
Aoudad | 600 | 800 | +200/animal | 6 | " | |||
Wild Goats & Sheep | 600 | 800 | +200/animal | 6 | " |
All birds, except indigenous birds and birds in the Orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes, listed in Section 671 shall be housed in cages having double doors so constructed that the exterior door must be closed before the interior door can be opened. Each door or gate shall be secured by a lock. Perches shall be large enough in diameter so that the bird's claws do not meet the toe or pad on the underside of the perch.
2 Protection from strong light shall be provided.
All require tooth-resistant restraining materials and bone, wood or fibrous food to gnaw on.
All require tooth-resistant restraining materials and bone, wood or fibrous food to gnaw on.
Bears shall be classified into 3 groups: Group I= Sun Bears, Asiatic Black bears, Sloth bears and Spectacled bears; Group II= American Black bears and European brown bears; and Group III= Polar bears and Brown bears.
Chain link fencing shall be secured along all edges to the framework using tension bars which shall be bolted to the framework every foot. The walls of the cage for groups I, II and III bears may also be constructed of vertical steel bars or rods of 5/8 -inch diameter, spaced on 4-inch centers, and welded at the ends to 1- 1/4 inch x 1/4 -inch angle iron.
The horizontal angle iron supports shall be welded to the vertical posts. The bottom horizontal support shall be no more than 3 inches above the concrete floor and each horizontal support shall be spaced no more than 4 feet apart between floor and top.
Shelters for giraffes shall provide at least 140 square feet of floor space for each giraffe. A heat source shall be provided for giraffes.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 671.3
2. Amendment filed 5-11-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 19).
3. Amendment of NOTE filed 7-16-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 29).
4. Editorial correction of NOTE filed 9-20-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 38).
5. Renumbering and amendment of former section 671.3 to section 671.5 and new section filed 2-26-92; operative 2-26-92 (Register 92, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: 1002, 2116, 2116.5, 2118, 2120, 2122, 3005.9 and 3005.92 Fish and Game Code. Reference: 1102, 2116-2118, 2118.2, 2118.4, 2119-2155, 2185-2190, 3005.9 and 3005.92, Fish and Game Code.
2. Amendment filed 5-11-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 19).
3. Amendment of NOTE filed 7-16-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 29).
4. Editorial correction of NOTE filed 9-20-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 38).
5. Renumbering and amendment of former section 671.3 to section 671.5 and new section filed 2-26-92; operative 2-26-92 (Register 92, No. 13).