Animals & Pets

​Pet licenses are not required by the City of Salem, but are required by Marion and Polk Counties. You will find a variety of opportunities to interact with and study wildlife in the Salem area.

Pledge to keep Salem streams clean by cleaning up after your pets.
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Guidelines for keeping bees for personal use.
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Feeding wildlife human foods is bad for their health and the environment, but there are still ways to enjoy local wildlife.
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Guidelines for keeping chickens and ducks for personal use.
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Rules for using goats to clear vegetation from land.
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How to handle pests and wildlife in and around your home.
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Mayor Chuck Bennett is working to encourage the public to help save the monarch butterfly population.
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Instructions on reporting barking dogs and other noise complaints to the non-emergency police number.
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What’s happening
Dec. 24
Christmas Eve - Some City offices closed for holiday observance.

City offices, Center 50+, and the Salem Public Library will be closed for the holiday observance.

Dec. 25
Christmas Day

City offices, Center 50+, and the Salem Public Library will be closed for the holiday observance.

Dec. 31
New Year's Eve - Some City offices closed for holiday observance.

City offices, Center 50+, and the Salem Public Library will be closed for the holiday observance.

Jan. 01
New Year's Day

City offices, Center 50+, and the Salem Public Library will be closed for the holiday observance.

Contact us

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Monday–Friday
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
555 Liberty ST SE RM 305
Salem OR 97301
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