The Allen County Animal Control Ordinance sets no fixed cap on the number of dogs or cats a household may keep. Instead it controls animals through nuisance, stray, and restraint rules. Excessive animals become citable when they create a public nuisance under ACC 8-33-3-3.
Allen County Code Title 8, Article 33 contains no per-household numeric limit on dogs or cats for the unincorporated county. The ordinance instead regulates by conduct: ACC 8-33-3-1 bars letting animals stray; ACC 8-33-3-5 requires restraint; and ACC 8-33-3-3 prohibits harboring a 'public nuisance animal,' defined in ACC 8-33-2-9 to include animals that interfere with passersby, attack others, are repeatedly at large, damage property, or bark or howl in excess of 15 minutes at a time or 30 minutes in any hour. Commercial-scale keeping falls under zoning ('Animal kennel' is a permitted use in A1/C1 districts only). Incorporated cities and towns set their own pet limits. Owners should also confirm any homeowner-association limits.
No standalone over-the-limit fine exists because there is no numeric cap. Animals that become a public nuisance are citable under ACC 8-33-3-3 at up to $1,500 per occurrence, with impoundment. Running an unpermitted kennel is a zoning violation.
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