Spokane County, WA Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

Spokane County Code 5.04.020 defines the kennel thresholds. A 'private kennel' is a place where between five and eight dogs over six months old, and/or between five and ten cats over six months old, are kept for personal, noncommercial purposes. A 'commercial kennel' is where five or more dogs and/or cats are boarded, bred, or sold for compensation, or where more than eight dogs or ten cats are kept regardless of compensation. Keeping four or fewer dogs and four or fewer cats needs no kennel license, though all dogs six months or older must be licensed (SCC 5.04.030). Contract cities may set different numbers in their own codes.