Provo, UT Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code Section
- Provo City Code 8.06.070 (Allowable Number of Dogs or Cats)
- Dog Limit
- 2 dogs six (6) months or older
- Cat Limit
- 2 cats six (6) months or older
- Age Threshold
- Animals under 6 months not counted
- Exemptions
- Licensed kennels, catteries, grooming parlors, pet shops
Summary
Provo City Code 8.06.070 limits each residence or commercial establishment to no more than two dogs and no more than two cats six months of age or older, with licensed kennels, catteries, grooming parlors, and pet shops exempt.
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Provo City Code, no more than two (2) dogs and no more than two (2) cats six (6) months of age or older shall be kept at any residence or commercial establishment at any time.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-17, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
070 (Allowable Number of Dogs or Cats). ' Animals under six months of age are not counted toward the limit, so litters of puppies or kittens do not put a household over the cap until they reach that age. The cap does not apply to operations licensed under Title 8, including kennels, catteries, grooming parlors, and pet shops. 010 as a premise where more than two dogs or two cats are raised, kept, housed, boarded, or engaged in the commercial business of breeding, so keeping a third dog or cat generally pushes the use into the regulated kennel/cattery category.
Dogs and cats themselves must be licensed; the City notes that pets are licensed through the South Utah Valley Animal Shelter rather than by Provo City directly.
Violations & Fines
Keeping more than two dogs or two cats six months of age or older at a residence without a kennel/cattery license violates 8.06.070 and is enforceable by Provo Animal Control through citations under Title 8. The remedy typically requires the owner to reduce the number of animals or obtain the appropriate license.
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