The Adams County Animal Control Code sets no numeric limit on the number of dogs or cats a household may own in unincorporated areas. Instead, it requires licensing, rabies vaccination, and control, with a hoarding backstop through cruelty/neglect rules.
Unlike some cities, unincorporated Adams County's Animal Control Code does not cap the number of pets per household. Owners must instead license every dog six months or older, keep dogs and cats currently vaccinated against rabies, prevent animals from running at large, and avoid excessive accumulation of feces. Keeping many animals is permissible so long as each is licensed, healthy, controlled, and not neglected. Excessive numbers that lead to neglect are addressed through the cruelty-to-animals provision. Incorporated cities within the county may impose their own per-household pet limits, so check your city if you live inside city limits.
No per-pet-count fine, but each unlicensed or unvaccinated animal is a separate petty offense (fines from $25 up to $300). Neglect from overcrowding is enforced as cruelty.
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