<<Where would you go to find out this information? I tried searching google but nothing too helpful came up >>


I just went to my city's website (if you're unsure of this, just Google your city/state and you'll probably get a website with lots of information about your city government, its rulings, schedules, who to contact for various city-related issues (police, trash pick-up, school information, everything).

You could certainly ask your vet, as long as they happen to live inside city limits as well -- otherwise, rural areas often have different determinations, and kennel licenses can be obtained as well, allowing for a larger number of pets (my city's ordinances reference kennel licenses, but do not explain what constitutes a kennel, what individuals/groups can obtain a kennel license, etc.). It's all very interesting! I guess I thought since I live in a small Midwestern city surrounded by rural/agricultural surroundings, we wouldn't be required to adhere to codes that I mistakenly assumed were "big city" kinds of limits.

Additionally, cats do not need to be licensed by the city, though of course they need to have their rabies shots administered. So the city is not privy to how many cats I have (unless my vet is required by law to forward this information to the city), but because I'm required to purchase a dog license (and willingly do so), city clerks are fully aware that we have just one dog. I guess if I licensed a second dog, that would be fine, but they'd stop me at the counter with a third dog's tags unless I qualified to be a kennel (not likely - we live in an older suburban neighborhood!).

That said, I'm keeping my three cats and my one dog -- but I'll probably talk to my local vet next time I'm in to discuss the matter further.