Oklahoma City, OK Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Section 8-37 sets Oklahoma City's household pet limit at four dogs and four cats over the age of six months, counted separately, so a household could lawfully keep four of each species but not five of either. Puppies and kittens under six months don't count toward the cap, since § 8-5 separately defines a "puppy" and "kitten" as a dog or cat under six months. The rule reaches beyond the animal's legal owner: the section makes "the owner or occupant" of the household responsible for a violation committed by any member of that household, so a tenant's or adult child's animals can trigger a citation against the householder.

The only way around the four-and-four cap is the kennel exception in subsection (b): a household that obtains a kennel license under Article V, Division 2 of Chapter 8 may keep more than four dogs or cats. That license, issued by the City's licensing officer under § 8-260, is not automatic; it requires a fee set in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees, under § 8-262, and the City may revoke or suspend it for a violation of the kennel regulations under § 8-261.

Veterinary hospitals and nonprofit animal-welfare organizations are exempt from the kennel license fee unless they keep stud animals or five or more animals for breeding. 00, excluding costs and fees.