Collierville, TN Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Section 94.27 sets the household limits in the Collierville Code of Ordinances. Under subsection (A), it is unlawful to keep or harbor more than three dogs over three months of age on one's property or premises at any one time. The only way past that cap is a valid license issued by the office of the Shelby County Trustee and the office of the Collierville Town Clerk to operate an animal kennel in Collierville. The same subsection closes the door for neighborhoods: the Town Clerk cannot issue a kennel license for a kennel operation in any residential zone as per the Collierville Zoning Code. A household in a residential zone is therefore held to the three dog cap.

Subsection (B) applies the same number to cats: it is unlawful to keep or harbor more than three cats over three months of age on the property or premises at any one time. Unlike the dog rule, the cat subsection prints no kennel-license exception. Both counts apply only to animals over three months of age, so the limit is measured by age as the code prints it. Subsection (C) sends enforcement through § 94.99, and the section was amended by Ord. 2015-13, passed 9-28-15.

Other Chapter 94 duties apply to every household animal. Under § 94.20, any person owning, keeping, harboring or having custody of a dog or cat over five months of age within the Town, but not operating a kennel or animal shelter, must obtain a rabies vaccination under the Tennessee Anti-Rabies Law, administered by a licensed veterinarian, with registration issued annually only after payment of a licensing fee set by the Town Board. The fee can differ for spayed or neutered animals. Section 94.21 makes it unlawful to own, keep or harbor a dog that does not wear a tag evidencing the vaccination and registration. Collierville Animal Services handles impoundment under § 94.26, and the owner reclaims an animal by complying with vaccination and licensing and paying the Town's fees.