Montgomery County, VA Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Chapter 3 does not limit how many pets a resident may own outright; it instead uses a licensing threshold. " Sec 3-34(3) then sets the license fees: an individual dog four months or older needs a lifetime license for $25, valid as long as its rabies vaccination stays current, while a private or commercial kennel of 20 dogs or fewer pays a flat $50 annual license running January 1 to December 31, which stands in lieu of individually licensing every dog on the property. Licenses are issued by the county treasurer to residents of the unincorporated county, are non-transferable, and carry no refund for partial years.

Sec 3-26 adds an enforcement layer for anyone operating at kennel scale: commercial dog breeding locations must be inspected by animal control at least twice a year, plus additional inspections whenever the county receives a complaint or opens its own inquiry into compliance with state animal-care law. Because Blacksburg and Christiansburg govern themselves, this licensing structure applies only outside those towns.