Burlington County does not cap how many dogs or cats you can own. In New Jersey, pet-number limits and "kennel" thresholds are set by municipal ordinance. State law only requires that every dog of licensing age be licensed and rabies-vaccinated through your municipal clerk.
There is no countywide pet limit in Burlington County. New Jersey municipalities set any per-household caps on dogs or cats and define the point at which multiple animals become a licensable "kennel" under their local code and N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.8. Statewide, N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq. requires that every dog seven months or older (the "dog of licensing age") be licensed with the municipal clerk, and a license cannot issue without proof of current rabies vaccination. Cats are not licensed statewide, though some towns require it by ordinance. To learn your household limit, check your municipality's animal-control chapter; to license a dog, contact your town clerk.
Exceeding a municipal pet limit or operating an unlicensed kennel is a municipal ordinance violation with fines. Failing to license a dog is enforced by the town under state dog-licensing law.
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