Petaluma Code §9.08.040 prohibits keeping live hogs, pot-bellied pigs (above limits), and swine in residential areas. Chapter 9.12 requires permits for livestock.
Potbellied pigs are allowed only in limited numbers — the total combined number of potbellied pigs and dogs kept per household shall not exceed four, and all pot-bellied pigs over four months of age must be spayed or neutered. Other livestock (horses, goats, sheep) require a livestock permit under Ch. 9.12 and are generally restricted to agriculturally zoned parcels. California exotic-animal possession rules (Fish & Game Code §2118) also apply.
Administrative citation; in severe cases, animal seizure and misdemeanor prosecution.
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