Seattle — household pet ownership limits (SMC animal codes)
Source: City of Seattle — Animal Codes (seattle.gov/construction-and-inspections/codes/common-code-questions/animal-codes), extracted 2026-07-23. First-hand municipal text; C1 substring-verified against pdf-raw/local-ordinance/seattle_animal_codes.txt.
Seattle limits how many animals a household may keep. Per the city's animal codes: "No more than three small animals such as dogs and cats (unless your property is over 20,000 square feet)." The limit also covers other species: "Up to eight domestic fowl (more for lots over 10,000 square feet) are allowed, but no roosters," and "Miniature goats and small potbelly pigs are permitted with limitations; they are counted towards the three small animal maximum." Swine are sharply restricted: "No swine are allowed other than small potbelly pigs; no more than one potbelly pig is allowed." Farm animals (full-size goats, cows, horses, sheep) are allowed only on lots over 20,000 square feet.
Enforcement carries fines: "The first-time penalty for violating the limit on the number of animals is $150. The penalty for additional violations is $500."
This covers the Seattle "how many pets can I keep at home, and which kinds?" question — the ownership-limit sub-topic of local pet ordinances, distinct from leash/licensing rules and from state exotic-pet bans.
Verbatim C1 claims (each a substring of the source file + this body):
- "No more than three small animals such as dogs and cats (unless your property is over 20,000 square feet)"
- "Up to eight domestic fowl (more for lots over 10,000 square feet) are allowed, but no roosters"
- "Miniature goats and small potbelly pigs are permitted with limitations; they are counted towards the three small animal maximum"
- "No swine are allowed other than small potbelly pigs; no more than one potbelly pig is allowed"
- "The first-time penalty for violating the limit on the number of animals is $150. The penalty for additional violations is $500."