Rutherford County's animal Rules set no numeric cap on how many dogs or cats you may own. Instead, animals that habitually disturb neighbors are controlled as a 'public nuisance,' and every dog and cat over three months must be licensed and vaccinated.
The PAWS Rules contain no household pet-limit number. Control is behavior-based: Article XVI makes it unlawful to let animals become a 'public nuisance,' defined to include habitually damaging property, interfering with neighbors' enjoyment, tipping garbage, or creating unsanitary conditions. Each dog and cat over three months needs an annual $5 county license and current rabies vaccination. City codes (Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne) or the zoning resolution may impose their own kennel thresholds—for example a kennel permit above a set number of adult animals—so check your municipality.
Public-nuisance and licensing violations carry a $50-per-violation fine, each day a separate offense. Excess animals creating a nuisance may be seized; owners may be ordered to animal-offender school.
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