after how many dogs do i need a kennel license?

Question

well i have 3 dogs and im planning on getting another so that will make 4, i am in ohio and i cant find a website telling me anything. do you know?

Answer 1

I don't know how much this going to help, but I looked up Ohio statutes governing dogs and found this:

§ 955.02 Definition of kennel owner.

A kennel owner is a person, partnership, firm, company, or corporation professionally engaged in the business of breeding dogs for hunting or for sale.

§ 955.04 Kennel registration.

Every owner of a kennel of dogs shall, in like manner as provided in section 955.01of the Revised Code, make application for the registration of such kennel, and pay to the county auditor a registration fee of ten dollars for each such kennel, unless a greater fee has been established under section 955.14of the Revised Code. If such application is not filed and the fee paid, on or before the thirty-first day of January of each year, the auditor shall assess a penalty in an amount equal to the registration fee upon the owner of such kennel. The payment of such kennel registration fee shall entitle the licensee to not more than five tags, to bear consecutive numbers and to be issued in like manner and have like effect when worn by any dog owned in good faith by such licensee as the tags provided for in section 955.08of the Revised Code. Upon application to the county auditor, additional tags, in excess of the five tags, may be issued upon payment of an additional fee of one dollar per tag.

Since neither of those apply to you, and I couldn't find anything about how many dogs an individual is permitted to own, and I presume that each county, city, town or locality would mke their own rules.

Answer 2

Each city or town has their own limitations on the number of pets you are legally able to have on your premises. You need to call your local animal control or sheriff's office and see what is required. You can also go to the website called the Department of Agriculture and look up kennel licenses laws. Do a google search.

Answer 3

I'm a code enforcement officer in the city I live in. In our state, each city sets the limit. Here when you add a 4th animal, you have to have a kennel license from the state. This is covered under our Planning & Zoning Ordinance. Check with your P&Z office.

Answer 4

Your best bet is to not draw attention to yourself and stay under the radar of AC. Once they know you are over your limit they can seize them if they want to, and they don't have to have much of a reason either. Many cities have a kennel license but don't actually give them out, and then they seize the dogs.

In many cities the limit is 2 or 3, you have maybe been over and didn't know it.

Many people are over their local pet limit, myself included. My neighbors would be very surprised to learn I have 5 dogs.

Answer 5

In most states it is 4

Answer 6

check with your local county and city government - like the county courthouse where you live. kennel laws are different everywhere, even from city to city in the same county, here in my county & city the limit is 4, in other cities in the county they do not want a person to even own 2 dogs

Answer 7

You need to check w/your local zoning office for a county license...but also check w/your state agriculture office also.
Like in Ga., you must get a kennel lic. from Ag dept. 1st.

Answer 8

There are different laws for different cities/states. Ask your vet. He should know or be able to tell you who to call to find out.

Answer 9

CHECK YOUR LOCAL ZONING LAWS . OR YOU IN THE CITY OR COUNTY? EITHER ONE SHOULD HAVE A WEB SITE ,IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE ANSWER TO THE ZONING LAWS THERE CALL YOUR LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

Answer 10

It varies by state. It runs anywhere from three and up.