What is the limit on dogs you can own?

[Scooter's Mom]

I know a lady in the Phoenix city limits with 8 dogs. She said she isn't breaking any laws because it goes by how much land or how big your lot is. All of hers are under about 15 lbs anyway... Shih Tzu's, Pugs, (mixes of those two due to an accidental litter) pomeranians and chihuahuas. She said, "they really only make up about 3 bigger dogs."

I always wondered if she really was allowed to have that many. But she takes such awesome care of them I wouldn't ever turn her in even if she did have too many.

[Spiritwind]

When I lived in Ohio.. I lived in a small town, I had always heard the limit in city limits of that town was 3 dogs.. however there were times when I had about 6 adults...lol I only licensed 3 of them... however, I think as long as neighbors didn't complain, they pretty much let it go... I always made sure no one stood outside barking at crazy hours and they never got loose and the neighbors were great about my dogs.. one of our neighbors had several of her own dogs, plus did a lot of rescue work so she always had 5-6-7 at her house... heck that town hardly ever enforced leash laws!! which was rather annoying really....

Now that I live in NC, honestly I have NO clue what the limit is... but I live way out in the middle of nowhere... so I don't think anyone is really going to care.... I live on the dead end of a gravel road.. so not a lot of people out my way... plus my "neighbors" (they live down the opposite end of the road) have about 10 dogs of their own...

[DJFyrewolf36]

In Lane county there is no restrictions on cats although if your cat does get picked up, they will make you pay an impound fee! I didn't know this. Im not seeing anything about restrictions on how many dogs a person can have although they do have a section on kennel licences so I figure there HAS to be some sort of limit.
In Carson City the maximum ammount in the city limits was 3 dogs. No limit on cats there either unless there was evidence of abuse or neglect.

[Giselle]

In my city, it is a limit of three.

Due to my budget, it is a limit of three. That is, no more than 2 big dogs. Those big dogs eat way too much!

[cyber-sibes]

Don't know about my city, but our housing development has a limit of two pets per household.

[mruffruff]

My city has a limit of 3 dogs and 3 cats. I have 2 dogs and 12 cats. We don't have a license law. My cats were here before the law went into effect, so the ones I have are considered "grandfathered". That means I can't add any more even when the ones I have leave.

But since no one has a clue what cats I have, who would know if I add or remove a cat or two? Even I need a check list sometimes.

[4 Dog Mother]

When I got my fourth dog someone tried to tell me that I could only legally have 3 so I called the auditors office who are the ones who sell the licenses and they said there is no limit to how many dogs you have as long as they are pets and your are not using them for breeding and selling them. Of course, you are supposed to have them licensed and if you get caught without the license you get fined. After so many dogs (I think 7) you can get a kennel license which just means it costs less to license them. We have always bought the licenses because it is also another way your dog can be identified and returned if he/she ever gets lost.

A few years ago we were thinking that we would have to move to Florida. The county in which we were going to be moving had a 3 dog limit and at that time we had 5. Oreo was up there in years so we thought we might be able to get her in pretty easily but didn't know how we would get the extra one in too. Thank God we never had to find out.