O'Fallon, MO Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Animal cap
- 3 per household or business
- Age exemption
- Under 3 months not counted
- Exception 1
- Written neighbor permission
- Exception 2
- Licensed boarding/sale business
- First-offense fine
- $50 minimum
Summary
O'Fallon limits households and businesses to three animals over three months old. The cap can be lifted only with written permission from every surrounding adjacent property owner, or if the location is a licensed boarding, sale, or care business.
Shall not keep, or cause to be kept, maintained, or controlled, more than three (3) animals, over the age of three (3) months, per household or business establishment, except: a. When a household owner obtains a written permission from all surrounding adjacent property owners. b. When a business establishment is licensed to board, sell, care for, or protect animals.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4860992; v58 updated 2026-05-14; through 05-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
030(A)(4) provides that an owner shall not keep, or cause to be kept, maintained, or controlled, more than three animals over the age of three months per household or business establishment. Animals three months old or younger do not count toward the cap, so a litter of puppies or kittens under that age does not put an owner over the limit. 020 as the premises on both sides, directly to the rear, on both sides of the property directly to the rear, and directly across the street from the animal owner; or the location can exceed the cap if it is a business establishment licensed to board, sell, care for, or protect animals, such as a kennel, pet store, or veterinary clinic.
030(A) subjects every animal in the household, whether under or over the cap, to the general at-large ban, the public nuisance and peace-disturbance prohibition, the rabies vaccination and county tag requirement, and the sanitation duty to remove fecal accumulations that could breed flies or create odors. 130.
Violations & Fines
Keeping more than three animals without qualifying for an exception violates Section 210.030(A)(4) and is punishable under Section 210.120(A)(1): a minimum $50 fine for a first offense, $100 for a second, and $150 for a third or subsequent offense, with each animal over the limit and each day of the violation counted as a separate offense.
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