Colorado Springs allows up to four dogs and four cats over four months of age per property under City Code Subsection 6.7.106.F, and all dogs and cats must be vaccinated and licensed through the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region.
The household pet cap is fixed by Colorado Springs City Code Subsection 6.7.106.F, which the City's official 'City Regulations for Animals' page states allows up to four (4) dogs and four (4) cats over four (4) months of age per property. Both dogs and cats must be vaccinated and licensed through the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, which provides Animal Law Enforcement for the City. The four-and-four cap counts only animals over four months of age, so litters under four months are not counted toward the limit. Households wanting to keep more than the permitted number of dogs or cats fall outside Subsection 6.7.106.F and would require separate authorization. Separate limits apply to other animals: up to two potbellied pigs per household (under a 100-pound weight limit, registered, spayed/neutered and tattooed or microchipped by four months of age), up to ten rabbits or chickens six months or older, and up to four hoofed pets per property.
Keeping more dogs or cats than the four-and-four cap in Subsection 6.7.106.F, or keeping unlicensed or unvaccinated animals, is a code violation enforced by the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region through citation, the City's payable-fine schedule, and possible impound. Licensing and vaccination must be current at all times.
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