Lakewood, CO Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- LMC § 6.05.015(A)-(B)
- Max total pets
- 5 per residence
- Max same species
- 3
- Service animals
- Excluded from the count
- Dwarf goats
- Up to 3 female, permit required, counted in the 5-pet cap
Summary
Lakewood caps household pets at five total per residence, with no more than three of the same species. Service animals don't count toward the limit, and up to three female dwarf goats can be kept per residence with a permit.
A.It is unlawful to keep more than a total of five regulated species of household pets per residence; however the total cannot exceed three animals of the same species. Service animals as defined in 28 C.F.R. Section 35.104 and 28 C.F.R. Section 35.136 (i) shall be allowed in addition to household pets.B.Pursuant to a permit as set forth in Title 17 of the Lakewood Municipal Code, a maximum of three female dwarf goats may be kept as a regulated species of household pets in the appropriate zoned district. Dwarf goats shall be counted towards the total number of regulated species of household pets permitted per residence.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 14 | Zoning Ordinance: ?).
Full Breakdown
136(i), allowing them in addition to the five-pet household cap. Subsection (B) carves out a specific, unusually concrete local allowance: pursuant to a permit under the City's zoning provisions, a residence may keep up to three female dwarf goats as a regulated species of household pet in an appropriately zoned district, and those goats count toward the overall five-pet limit rather than being additive to it. 040, and impoundment and boarding-cost provisions elsewhere in Title 6 apply once Animal Control responds to a complaint about excess animals at a residence.
Violations & Fines
Keeping more than five total household pets, or more than three of the same species, at one residence is unlawful under § 6.05.015(A). Keeping unpermitted dwarf goats, or more than three female dwarf goats, or exceeding the combined five-pet cap once goats are counted, is unlawful under § 6.05.015(B). Animal Control Officers can pursue a Title 6 violation through Municipal Court proceedings against the owner under § 6.03.040.
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