No more than five dogs and/or cats may be individually licensed at a residence in unincorporated Pierce County under PCC 6.04.010. Keeping six or more dogs and/or cats requires a kennel or cattery license, and licenses are issued by the Pierce County Auditor.
The household pet cap is tied to licensing. PCC 6.04.010.B states: 'No more than five dogs and/or cats may be individually licensed at a residence in Pierce County.' Dogs and cats held by a recognized IRS 501(c)(3) rescue group, or in a kennel licensed by the Pierce County Auditor, are exempt from that limit. The threshold above five is set by the misdemeanor code: PCC 6.03.020.I makes it unlawful 'to own, maintain, or have six or more dogs and/or cats' — or operate a kennel, cattery, boarding facility, or pet shop — 'within the unincorporated areas of Pierce County without an applicable license' under Chapter 5.24 PCC, so six or more animals crosses into kennel/cattery licensing. All dog and cat
Individually licensing more than five dogs and cats is not permitted under PCC 6.04.010. Keeping six or more dogs and/or cats without a kennel/cattery license is a first-offense Class 3 civil infraction and a misdemeanor for a second or subsequent
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