Brooklyn Park, MN Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Base limit
- 3 animals per dwelling unit
- Grace period
- 8 weeks to remove excess
- Working-animal exception
- Up to 5 animals, 2+ trained/in training
- Commercial kennels
- Exempt, licensed under M.S. § 347.31-.40
- Citation
- Brooklyn Park City Code § 92.21
Summary
City Code § 92.21 caps most Brooklyn Park households at three animals per dwelling unit, with an eight-week grace period to come into compliance and a higher five-animal allowance when at least two are trained service, K-9, detection, search-and-rescue or registered foster animals.
It is unlawful to keep more than three animals at any one dwelling unit except at a commercial kennel. If an animal owner exceeds the amount of animals kept at any one dwelling unit, the owner has eight weeks to remove all animals exceeding the limit specified in this section. Up to five animals over six months of age may be kept at any one dwelling unit only if at least two of the animals are trained or in training by a recognized program with an established curriculum for animals to perform certain tasks such as animals that provide assistance to persons with disabilities, police K-9s, detecting animals, and search and rescue animals and animals awaiting adoption in foster homes under a recognized animal foster program.
Full Breakdown
15. An owner who exceeds that limit is not cited immediately; the section gives eight weeks to remove the excess animals down to the legal count. The city also carves out a working-animal exception: up to five animals over six months old may be kept at one dwelling unit if at least two of them are trained, or in training, through a recognized program with an established curriculum, covering animals that assist people with disabilities, police K-9s, detection animals, search-and-rescue animals, and animals awaiting adoption through a recognized animal foster program.
That exception raises the practical cap for households actively fostering or training working animals, but does not apply to ordinary pets kept purely as companions. 15(A), with their own waste, caging and humane-treatment standards.
Violations & Fines
Keeping more than three animals at a dwelling unit past the eight-week correction window violates § 92.21 and is enforceable under the chapter's general penalty at § 10.99, a misdemeanor carrying up to 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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