Westland, MI Animal Ordinances: Cat Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Cats allowed before license
- 3
- License required at
- 4th+ cat
- Licensing cycle
- annual, all animals
- Age counted
- 4 months+
Summary
Westland lets a household keep up to three cats over four months old; a fourth cat, just like a fourth dog, triggers the private-kennel licensing requirement.
(5)Harbor on his premises more than three dogs or three cats over four months of age, unless he shall obtain a license under the terms of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 66).
Full Breakdown
Section 18-11(5) makes it unlawful to harbor more than three dogs or three cats over four months of age without obtaining a license under the chapter: in practice, the private-kennel license defined in § 18-19. Beyond that numeric cap, cats fall under the chapter's general rules for 'animals': § 18-2 defines 'animal' to expressly include cats, and § 18-8/§ 18-9 require annual licensing of every animal or pet covered by the chapter, with fees set by § 46-1. The code sets no separate feral-colony or trap-neuter-release provision for cats.
Violations & Fines
General penalty applies (§ 1-8): fine up to $500.00 and/or up to 90 days imprisonment. Keeping unlicensed cats beyond the three-cat threshold is a separate citable offense from ordinary licensing lapses.
Frequently Asked Questions
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