Maple Grove, MN Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Dogs
- 2 per dwelling, rabies-vaccinated
- Cats
- 2 per dwelling, rabies-vaccinated
- Small caged animals
- Up to 6 (rodents, birds, etc.)
- Code section
- Maple Grove City Code § 6-30(d)
Summary
Maple Grove caps common household pets per dwelling unit at two dogs and two cats, with separate small numeric limits for rabbits, ferrets, caged rodents, birds and reptiles.
(d) Number of animals allowed. No dwelling unit shall have more than the following number of animals in the city: (1) Domestic dogs (excluding hybrids with wolves, coyotes or jackals) properly vaccinated against rabies: two. (2) Domestic cats (excluding hybrids with ocelots or margays) properly vaccinated against rabies: two. (3) Rodents such as hamsters, mice, gerbils, white rats, guinea pigs, chinchillas, or hedgehogs, capable of being maintained continuously in a cage: six.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 6-30(d) sets a hard per-dwelling cap on companion animals: two rabies-vaccinated domestic dogs, two rabies-vaccinated domestic cats, two rabbits, and two vaccinated ferrets, plus up to six each of caged rodents, cage birds, small nonvenomous snakes, and non-poisonous lizards or turtles. Fish are unlimited unless barred by state or federal law. The cap applies citywide to every dwelling unit regardless of zoning district, and sits separately from the R-A/R-1 livestock animal-unit schedule set out in subsections (b) and (c) of the same section.
Violations & Fines
Keeping more animals than § 6-30(d) allows is enforceable through chapter 6's general nuisance and impoundment provisions (§§ 6-23, 6-162), which can result in impoundment of the excess animals.
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