No Springfield-specific ordinance sets a fixed maximum number of dogs or cats per household; the city's Chapter 91 focuses on restraint, nuisance, and rabies rather than a numerical pet cap. Every dog and cat four months or older must be registered and rabies-vaccinated through the Sangamon County Department of Public Health under the Illinois Animal Control Act (510 ILCS 5/8).
Springfield Municipal Code Chapter 91 (Animal Control) does not impose a per-household limit on the number of dogs or cats; instead it regulates animals through restraint (Sec. 91.15), nuisance, and rabies-control requirements administered by Sangamon County. Where the number of animals creates odor, noise, sanitation, or other nuisance conditions, the city and county address it under general nuisance authority rather than a fixed headcount. The binding statewide rule that does apply to every household is rabies registration: under 510 ILCS 5/8 of the Illinois Animal Control Act, every owner of a dog four months or more of age must have each dog inoculated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian, and the Sangamon County Department of Public Health collects a registration fee for each dog and cat. Owners keeping multiple animals should also note that fowl and livestock (as opposed to dogs and cats) are separately limited by Springfield's zoning rules, which restrict where and how many such animals may be kept by zone.
Because Springfield's code sets no fixed cap on dogs or cats, there is no per-animal 'over the limit' citation; enforcement of large numbers of pets occurs through nuisance, sanitation, and restraint provisions of Chapter 91. Failure to register or rabies-vaccinate a dog or cat four months or older violates 510 ILCS 5/8 and Sangamon County registration requirements and can result in fines and impoundment until the animal is vaccinated and registered.
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