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Pets, chickens and bees in Selma

Selma's own rules on pets, chickens and bees, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Selma Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Selma's code says

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Large animals
  • A pet potbellied pig may not weigh more than 120 pounds.
    Applies: Potbellied pigs kept as household pets; a recent veterinary certification must be kept at the premises.
    § 6-2-30 · code text
    The weight of a pet potbellied pig shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) pounds.
Permit
  • A kennel permit.
    Applies: Keeping more than 5 dogs over 4 months old.
    § 6-2-9 · code text
    No person shall keep, harbor or maintain upon his premises within the City more than a total of five (5) dogs over the age of four (4) months unless said person shall obtain a kennel permit
Pet limit
  • No more than 5 dogs over 4 months old.
    Applies: More requires a kennel permit.
    § 6-2-9 · code text
    No person shall keep, harbor or maintain upon his premises within the City more than a total of five (5) dogs over the age of four (4) months unless said person shall obtain a kennel permit
  • 1 potbellied pig, which counts as 1 of the allowed dogs.
    Applies: Single-family detached homes with their own fenced yards.
    § 6-2-30 · code text
    A maximum of one potbellied pig may be kept at any residence as described above. A potbellied pig will substitute for a dog when enumerating the permissible total number of dogs per residence under Section 6-2-9 of this Chapter or other applicable section.

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