Miami-Dade County Code Chapter 5 limits residential households to no more than four dogs over four months old without a kennel license, regardless of property size. Cats are limited by nuisance standard rather than fixed count. Miami follows the county rule.
Section 5-12 of the Miami-Dade Code allows a maximum of four dogs over four months in any single-family or multi-family unit; properties with five or more require a kennel license, conditional zoning approval, and compliant kennel housing. Cats are not capped numerically but a household keeping cats must avoid nuisance, sanitation, and noise complaints; large cat households can be cited as hoarding. Foster volunteers registered with Miami-Dade Animal Services or partner rescues may temporarily exceed the four-dog cap with a foster permit. Service animals are not counted toward the limit.
Exceeding the four-dog limit without a kennel license brings civil fines starting at $200 per dog, removal orders, mandatory rehoming or surrender, and potential code enforcement liens for repeat violations.
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