Eugene, OR Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Eugene's animal chapter doesn't state a 'three dogs per household' rule directly. 0500, defines a 'kennel' as any establishment or premises where four or more dogs over six months of age are kept or maintained, whether by the dogs' owners or by someone providing facilities and care, and whether or not money changes hands; a lot with both a main dwelling and an accessory dwelling counts as one premises for this count. The code allows temporarily keeping one additional dog for up to six months in any 12-month period without crossing the kennel line.

400(1) requires the operator to hold a kennel license, whether the operation is commercial or non-commercial; the license runs one year from issuance. A kennel license cannot be issued to a property that doesn't already conform to the zoning standards of Chapter 9. 490) within any 12 calendar months, following a hearing before a hearings official with at least five days' notice; that decision is final. The code sets no separate numeric cap for cats; the kennel definition and license requirement apply only to dogs.