Pasco County, FL Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Pasco County does not set a flat household pet number in Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances; instead, the maximum number of companion animals is governed by the Land Development Code's supplemental zoning regulations tied to lot size and zoning district. For single-family residential lots between 5,000 and 22,000 square feet, the keeping of dogs, cats, rabbits, and chicken hens is permitted provided the number does not exceed three dogs and/or three cats (and, under the backyard-chicken rules, up to a handful of hens), with the combined total limited so as not to exceed six animals. Above these thresholds, or where four or more dogs or four or more cats are kept, the use is treated as a kennel/large operation rather than ordinary residential animal-keeping. Chapter 14 separately defines a 'large kennel' (Sec. 14-27) as any person or entity that owns, harbors, or keeps ten or more dogs or cats in aggregate at a property, which triggers permit requirements under Sec. 14-105. Larger parcels in agricultural zoning (AC-1, A-R) allow substantially more animals subject to the grazing-density limits in the Land Development Code.