Sec. 462.801. - Miniature Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs as household pets.

(a) It is prohibited to keep a pig or other swine as a household pet, except for a purebred miniature Vietnamese potbellied pig, sus scrofa vittatus, that is registered with a purebred registry which is recognized by ACPS and that is kept for the sole purpose of providing human companionship. The potbellied pig shall be no younger than six weeks of age and shall be spayed or neutered. Owners must supply upon request of an animal control officer or employee/agent of ACPS proof that the swine is a registered, purebred miniature potbellied pig (sus scrofa vittatus); failure to do so shall result in an order to remove the swine and a citation of not less than the amount designated in Chapter 462 , Part 18. (b) No person or residence shall own or keep more than one potbellied pig per acre, or portion thereof, and no more than a total of two potbellied pigs. (c) A potbellied pig shall be maintained primarily within the residence of its owner. No potbellied pig shall be kept outside; however, a potbellied pig may be exercised from time to time within a securely-fenced enclosure on the owner's residential property or while under the owner's physical control by means of secure leash, chain, or cord. (d) No pet potbellied pig shall be starved or otherwise deprived of healthful sustenance appropriate for its species and particular nature. Depriving a pet potbellied pig of healthful sustenance for any purpose, including for the purpose of stunting its growth, shall constitute cruelty to animals pursuant to Part 2. (e) The provisions of this Chapter that pertain to dogs and cats, and all other applicable provisions, apply also to potbellied pigs, except as specifically provided herein: (1) Potbellied pigs are not required to have rabies vaccination; however the owner must provide, with application for annual license, a written certification by a veterinarian that such pig, within 30 business days before such application, has been vaccinated against and/or been blood-tested, with negative status, for pseudorabies and for brucellosis. (2) The owner must provide, with the initial application for annual license, a written certification from a veterinarian that such pig is spayed or neutered and is no younger than six weeks of age. (3) The owner must provide, with the initial and each renewal application for annual license, a sworn affidavit signed by the owner that no more than two potbellied pigs are kept at the same residence. (4) Before submitting an initial or renewal application for annual license, the owner shall allow ACPS a reasonable and timely opportunity to examine the pig, and relevant documentation, for the purpose of ascertaining that such pig is a true miniature Vietnamese potbellied pig. ACPS shall have the authority to refuse application for annual license for any pig that ACPS can not identify as a true miniature Vietnamese potbellied pig. (f) No other swine, pig, hog, boar or member of the Suidae family may be maintained as a pet within the City of Jacksonville. (Ord. 2004-259-E, § 1; Ord. 2010-527-E, § 9) Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization.