Kent County sets no general household pet cap, but any establishment keeping three or more dogs for sale, boarding, breeding, or training for pay is a 'kennel' requiring a county kennel license. Ordinary pet-number limits come from your city or township.
The Kent County Animal Control Ordinance does not impose a blanket limit on how many pets a household may own. Instead, Section 6(j) defines a 'kennel' as an establishment where three or more dogs are confined and kept for sale, boarding, breeding, or training purposes for remuneration. Kennels must obtain a county kennel license in lieu of individual dog licenses under Section 10, meeting MCL 287.270 requirements. If your concern is simply the number of household pets you can keep, that limit -- where one exists -- is set by your city or township zoning ordinance, not the county.
Operating an unlicensed kennel violates the ordinance and the Dog Law of 1919; municipal civil infraction fines of $100/$200 apply, and the license may be suspended or revoked for noncompliance.
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Backyard composting is allowed and encouraged in Kent County. Michigan law bans yard clippings from landfills, and the Kent County Department of Public Works...
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Kent County has no artificial-turf ordinance. Whether synthetic grass is allowed in a front yard is a city or township zoning and property-maintenance questi...
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Kent County has no native-plant ordinance. Whether a naturalized or prairie-style yard is allowed is set by your city or township, and must be reconciled wit...
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Collecting rainwater is legal in Michigan and Kent County places no restriction on it. Rain barrels and cisterns for lawn and garden use are allowed; only cr...
Kent County, MI
Kent County sets no lawn-watering schedule. Michigan is not a drought-restricted state, so there is no county odd/even or day-of-week watering rule. Any limi...
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Under Michigan's Noxious Weed Act, a landowner must destroy noxious weeds before they go to seed. Enforcement runs through a local noxious-weed commissioner ...
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