Davis sets no numeric cap on household dogs or cats in its municipal code. Small backyard animals are capped at six hens, pigeons, or rabbits under Section 5.01.020, and keeping many animals may trigger Yolo County kennel rules and nuisance limits.
The Davis Municipal Code does not fix a maximum number of dogs or cats per household. Article 5.04 requires dogs to be licensed and restrained but sets no per-home count. Instead, keeping animals in numbers that create noise, odor, or sanitation problems is controlled through nuisance rules and the adopted Yolo County Code (DMC 5.04.010 and 5.02.010). Yolo County Code Title 6 includes kennel provisions, so a home keeping many dogs can be treated as a kennel subject to permit and inspection. For backyard poultry, Section 5.01.020 caps a household at six hens, pigeons, or rabbits combined. Residents keeping several animals should confirm the kennel threshold and any zoning limits. Yolo County Animal Services administers licensing and handles nuisance complaints.
There is no fixed pet-count citation, but exceeding the six-animal limit in 5.01.020, running an unpermitted kennel under Yolo County Code, or keeping animals in nuisance conditions can lead to citations, kennel-permit requirements, and abatement orders.
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