Neither Lehigh County nor Pennsylvania sets a household pet limit. Under the state Dog Law, keeping or transferring 26 or more dogs in a calendar year makes your property a 'kennel' requiring a state kennel license. Cities may add their own limits.
Pennsylvania has no statewide cap on how many dogs or cats a household may own. The Dog Law's key threshold is the kennel definition (3 P.S. §459-102): any establishment keeping or transferring at least 26 dogs in a calendar year is a kennel and must be licensed and inspected by the Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement. Below that count, no state license beyond individual dog licenses is needed. Because counties do not zone, any numeric pet limit or kennel setback comes from your municipality's ordinance — some Lehigh County boroughs and Allentown regulate multiple-animal households or hobby kennels through zoning.
Operating an unlicensed kennel (26+ dogs) is a summary offense under the Dog Law with fines and possible closure; municipal over-limit violations carry separate local penalties.
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