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Seminole County board votes to add rabbits to retail-sales ban, directs staff to draft ordinance

Seminole County Animal Services Board · March 27, 2026
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Summary

The Animal Services Board voted to add domestic rabbits to the county's retail-sale and public-sales prohibitions (chapters 20.182 and 20.183) while carving out an agricultural exemption; staff were asked to return in June with draft language for the county commission.

The Seminole County Animal Services Board voted to direct staff to add domestic rabbits to the county's retail-pet sales ban and to the prohibition on retail sales in public places, while including an agricultural exemption and asking legal staff to draft the exact language for review.

Board members discussed findings from staff outreach and shelter intake data. Alan Harris, director of emergency management and head of animal services, told…

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