La Habra Municipal Code limits any street address to four dogs over four months (6.20.020) and four cats over four months (Ch. 6.22). Only one unspayed female dog and one unspayed female cat are allowed per address without a breeding permit. Licensed kennels and businesses are exempt.
La Habra caps household pets by street address under Title 6. For dogs, Section 6.20.020 prohibits keeping more than four dogs that have reached four months of age at any street address, unless it is a licensed animal hospital, pet shop, or dog kennel. Section 6.20.030 limits each address to one unspayed female dog absent a breeding permit. Chapter 6.22 mirrors this for cats: no more than four cats over four months per address, and one unspayed female cat. These are separate limits, so a home may keep up to four dogs and four cats. Puppies and kittens under four months are not counted. Exceeding the limits or keeping extra unspayed females without a permit is subject to citation.
Exceeding four dogs or four cats per address, or keeping more than one unspayed female of either species without a breeding permit, violates Title 6 and may be cited as an infraction, with escalation for repeat offenses.
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