Lakeville, MN Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Lakeville caps the number of dogs a household may keep. Under the zoning code's keeping-animals provisions (Section 11-35-3), not more than three dogs over six months of age may be kept, except as a licensed kennel allowed within the respective zoning district in which the animals are located. The City of Lakeville's Common Code Requirements page confirms that residents are not allowed to own more than three dogs except as a licensed kennel (City Code 11-35-3). Dogs under six months of age are not counted toward the three-dog limit. There is no city license required for ordinary pet dogs in Lakeville; the city instead encourages microchipping. The city does not regulate cats, so the three-dog cap does not extend a parallel numeric limit to cats. Households wishing to keep more than three dogs over six months old would need to qualify as a licensed kennel under the zoning standards for the applicable district. House pets generally are a permitted accessory use in residential and agriculture/rural districts, but the three-dog numeric cap is the operative limit residents most often need to know.