Is It Legal to Keep Live Wild Pigs on Private Property?

April 7, 2011

Question: Are there circumstances under which a California resident can keep live wild pigs on their property? Where can I find a regulation that addresses this? (Mike A.)

Answer: It is not lawful for a California resident to possess wild pigs (Sus scrofa) (CCR Title 14, section 671(c)(2)(Q)). However, there is an exception for Sus scrofa domestica, also known as the domesticated pig one commonly sees on a farm (CCR Title 14, section 671(c)(2)(Q)(1)).

LOL. some people here, catch piglets and raise them. They look like a regular pig. So how can someone tell the difference. Many are domestic that got away and bread on their own. and mixed in with the wild russian boars we have around here.