(A) It shall be unlawful for any family unit to maintain more than three (3) dogs within a household located within the city limits, at any one (1) time, except during times of whelping a new litter, and until such time as the litter attains the age necessary to be safely separated from the female dog.
(B) However, upon the reaching of an age sufficient for the litter to be self-sustaining or in any event not more than twelve (12) weeks after the whelping of the pups, they shall be considered in violation of the limit established by this section, if the total number exceeds three (3) dogs within the household.
(C) More than three (3) dogs may be maintained in a household for a limited period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days if the additional dog(s) are there because the owner of the dog(s) is unable to maintain them due to sickness, vacation, travel, family obligations or other reasons creating a necessity to have someone else maintain the dogs or if the dogs are being maintained while waiting for adoption from an animal shelter.
(Ord. 86-6-4, passed 6-25-86; Am. Ord. 2020-01-01, passed 1-9-20) Penalty, see § 90.99