Salem requires no permit to hold a garage or yard sale, but SRC Section 96.165 limits each residential address to three sales per calendar year, with each sale lasting no longer than three consecutive days. Exceeding these limits is a criminal misdemeanor.
Salem Revised Code Section 96.165, in effect since 1984, prohibits conducting more than three garage sales at any single city address within a calendar year. Each individual sale may not extend longer than three days. No advance permit or registration is required. Residents may begin selling without paperwork. The ordinance is enforced by Code Enforcement officers; the city receives roughly 10 complaints annually. Despite the misdemeanor classification, citations have rarely been issued in recent years.
Exceeding three sales per year or running a sale longer than three days is a Class A misdemeanor: up to $500 fine and up to 30 days in jail. Enforcement is complaint-driven.
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