Springfield, MO Animal Ordinances: Pet Limits (2026)

(a)Cats. No person shall at any time keep, harbor or own as pets more than four cats over the age of six months.(b)Dogs. It shall be unlawful for a family living in a dwelling to keep, maintain, harbor or own more than four dogs over the age of six months on or about the lot, unless a license has been issued by the city to operate a kennel. Any family that has more than four dogs per dwelling at the time of the enactment of the ordinance from which this subsection is derived May 7, 1979 may continue to keep the same dogs provided such persons register with the finance department of the city in accordance with procedures to be established by the finance director within six months after the passage of such ordinance upon payment of a $5.00 registration fee; provided, however, in no event shall such person add to or replace such dogs, and that in no event shall the right to keep more than four dogs under the provisions of this subsection be for more than five years unless otherwise extended by the city council. Definitions for words used in this section are as defined in the zoning ordinance. (Code 1981, § 5-3)