Lancaster County sets no limit on how many pets you may own. Any cap on the number of dogs or cats per household is set by your individual municipality's zoning or animal ordinance, so limits differ between the city, boroughs, and townships.
There is no countywide pet-limit ordinance. Under the Municipalities Planning Code, each of the county's 60 municipalities may cap household animal numbers or define a threshold above which a property is treated as a kennel. Lancaster City and several boroughs set specific dog/cat maximums in their animal chapters; many rural townships set none. Separately, the state Dog Law defines a "kennel" as a facility keeping, harboring, boarding, or breeding 26 or more dogs per year, which triggers state kennel licensing regardless of local limits. For an exact household cap, consult your municipality's code.
Exceeding a municipal pet limit is a local ordinance violation with municipal fines; keeping 26+ dogs without a state kennel license violates the Dog Law.
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