Butler County sets no countywide limit on how many dogs or cats you may own. Any numeric pet cap comes from your city or township zoning code. The county does require every dog over three months old to be licensed.
There is no county ordinance capping the number of household pets in Butler County. Numeric limits, kennel-license thresholds, and multi-animal permits are set by individual municipalities (Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, West Chester Twp) through their zoning or nuisance codes, so the answer depends on where you live. County-wide, Ohio law does require registering each dog more than three months old with the Butler County Auditor. Regardless of count, all animals must be kept humanely under Ohio's cruelty statutes (ORC 959.13 and 959.131), which can be enforced when many animals are confined without adequate food, water, or shelter.
Exceeding a local pet cap is a municipal zoning violation. Failing to license a dog draws an auditor penalty; inhumane over-crowding can be prosecuted under ORC 959.13/959.131.
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