Solano County, CA Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Solano County's animal ordinance (Chapter 4, Article VI) does not impose a household pet-count limit by ordinance for ordinary pet ownership in unincorporated areas. Instead, § 4-11(y) defines a 'kennel' or 'cattery' as any premises where dogs or cats are kept for the purposes of boarding, breeding, buying, selling, renting, exhibiting, or training (commercial), or for personal recreational use for breeding, training, or exhibiting (hobby). Per § 4-81, any person operating a kennel, cattery, or animal facility must obtain a license from the animal control director. Section 4-85(b)-(c) further provides that a person is deemed to operate a commercial kennel or cattery if they keep dogs or cats over four months of age without an applicable general business license. Section 4-87 entitles a commercial kennel licensee to ten runs and five animal license tags, and a hobby kennel licensee to three animal license tags, all in the name of the kennel. Property must also be appropriately zoned (§ 4-85(a)), so the practical limit is set by Chapter 28 Zoning rather than a flat household cap.