Roseville, MN Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Roseville sets its dog limit through the kennel definition. Section 501.18 says no person shall maintain a kennel, defined as more than two dogs over three months of age and also known as an animal shelter as defined in section 1001.07, without first securing a license and paying the associated license fee under the city fee schedule. The kennel license fee is in addition to the license fee for each dog kept in the kennel. Veterinary hospitals licensed under chapter 301 are outside the kennel restriction. The section opens with "Except as provided in section 501.05," and that exception is the multiple dog license.

Section 501.05(d)(3) allows a special two-year multiple dog license for three or four sterilized dogs kept at a licensed premises, on completion of the application and payment of the fee. Three conditions apply: written approval from the occupants of at least 75 percent of the residential properties abutting the licensed premises; a yard fenced in a way that restrains the dogs from leaving it; and no nuisance created on the premises by excessive barking of the dogs or by unsanitary conditions.

Renewal must happen within 30 days of expiration, on proof of current rabies vaccination and payment of the fee. The police chief can deny renewal based on complaints received during the preceding year, and the owner can appeal by written request for a hearing before the city council submitted within ten days of the denial. Special multiple dog licenses are not granted for non-sterilized dogs and are not issued on a lifetime basis.

These sections count dogs. Every dog or cat three months or older still needs an individual license under section 501.05(a), and license holders must notify the city within ten days of an address change.