What are the laws for alpacas?
Every city and county has different zoning laws regarding animals. Check with your city planning department or county commissioners for your specific regulations. Typically, if your property is zoned agricultural or estate, you are allowed to have animals. The question will be what kind and how many of each. Alpacas are typically grouped with horses and cattle, so those regulations may apply. In Weld County, Colorado, the commissioners have changed the regulations as far as number of alpacas equivalent to horse, 13 alpacas are equivalent to one horse, and an acre of AG zone property can have 4 horses (http://www.co.weld.co.us/policies-ordinances/ord2001-1.html).
