Swine, Minimum Standards
San Diego Municipal Code § 44.0309.3
in effect§44.0309.3 Swine, Minimum Standards
No permit for maintaining swine within the city shall be granted unless all of the following requirements are met:
(a) All feeding shall consist only of dry grain dispensed by feeding devices approved by the Director of Public Health, or by grazing upon growing hay or grain, or by any combination thereof.
(b) No portion of the operation shall be within one–half mile of any improved subdivision consisting of 20 or more homes.
(c) No portion of the operation shall be within one–half mile of a public school.
(d) No operation shall be permitted where 30 or more homes are within one–half mile of any portion thereof, unless the Director of Public Health finds that because of topography and/or prevailing winds such operation is of no annoyance to neighbors within that area.
(e) There shall be no evidence of the present existence of rats or similar vermin about the premises.
(f) There shall be no evidence of mosquito breeding.
(g) There shall be no evidence of an excessive amount of flies.
(h) Adequate drainage shall be provided.
(i) All stalls, pens, sties, buildings, etc. shall be constructed of material of sufficient strength to confine the swine therein.
(j) Buildings, fences, floors, etc. shall be maintained in a clean, repaired condition.
(k) All waste material shall be removed daily, or oftener if sanitation or odor conditions require.
(l) All waste material shall be disposed of in such manner as not to create sanitation problems nor to be offensive to neighboring residents.
(m) No odor offensive to neighboring residents shall be permitted to emit from the premises.
(n) The Director must find that no complaints have been registered against the operation or that any complaints so registered are without any valid basis in health, sanitation or nuisance.
(o) The Director must determine that the operation does not endanger the public health and welfare.
(p) The Director of Public Health shall determine the adequacy of drainage, whether evidence exists of vermin, flies, mosquito breeding, and whether there has been compliance with the other above standards, and his determination thereon shall be final.
(“Swine, Minimum Standards” added 8–30–1962 by O–8718 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter04/Ch04Art04Division03.pdf#page=8Fetched: 10/28/2026