Bonneville County, ID Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Two-dog zones
- R-1, R-2, R-3, RP, MH, RF, RA-1
- Three-dog zones
- RA-2, RA-3, RA-4, A-1, G-1
- Kennel threshold
- 4+ dogs reclassifies as a kennel
- Kennel permit
- Requires zoning permit and Assessor license
- Grandfather clause
- 2017 kennel holders keep license per dog
- Penalty
- Infraction under § 92.99(B)(3)(f)
Summary
Bonneville County caps how many licensed dogs a property can keep without a commercial kennel license. Code § 92.09(B)(1) allows two dogs in R-1, R-2, R-3, RP, MH, RF and RA-1 zones, and three dogs in RA-2, RA-3, RA-4, A-1 and G-1 zones.
To promote public health and safety, the maximum number of individual licensed dogs that can be kept or boarded on the same premises, property or mobile carrier in the following designated zoned areas shall be: (a) Two licensed dogs and their dependent young in a Residential (R-1), R-2, R-3 Zones; Residence Park (RP) Zone; Manufactured Home or Travel Trailer Park (MH) Zone; Recreational-Forestry (RF) Zone; Recreational-Agricultural (RA-1) Zone; (b) Three dogs and their dependent young in a Residential-Agricultural (RA-2, 3 and 4) Zones and Agricultural (A-1) and Grazing (G-1); and
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-1: Ordinance 280-26, passed 1-20-2026).
Full Breakdown
09(B)(1) sets the non-commercial limit, to promote public health and safety, on the maximum number of individual licensed dogs that can be kept or boarded on the same premises, property or mobile carrier by zone. Subsection (a) caps it at two licensed dogs and their dependent young in Residential (R-1), R-2 and R-3 Zones, the Residence Park (RP) Zone, the Manufactured Home or Travel Trailer Park (MH) Zone, the Recreational-Forestry (RF) Zone, and the Recreational-Agricultural (RA-1) Zone. Subsection (b) raises the cap to three dogs and their dependent young in Residential-Agricultural (RA-2, 3 and 4) Zones and in Agricultural (A-1) and Grazing (G-1) Zones. 09(B)(2). 09(B)(4), but moving the dogs to a new premises or adding new ones requires full compliance with the current kennel rules. 09(B)(3).
Violations & Fines
Keeping more dogs on a property than its zone allows, without a commercial kennel license and the required zoning permit, is enforced as an infraction under § 92.99(B)(3)(f), which specifically lists 'exceeding maximum number of dogs in a kennel' among the violations the Board of County Commissioners can fine separately for each occurrence.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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