Number of swine, dogs, and cats per dwelling unit.
Sacramento City Code § 9.44.370
in effect9.44.370 Number of swine, dogs, and cats per dwelling unit.
A. Swine. No person or group of persons shall keep, harbor, or maintain more than three swine permitted by section 9.44.320 in or about any dwelling unit, or adjacent yard.
B. Dogs.
1. Except as provided in subsection B.2, no person or group of persons shall keep, harbor, or maintain more than three dogs over the age of four months in or about any dwelling unit or adjacent yard.
2. A person or group of persons may keep, harbor, or maintain in or about any dwelling unit or adjacent yard, a maximum of four dogs over the age of four months if each of the dogs (i) has been spayed or neutered, or (ii) is certified in writing by a licensed veterinarian as not being a suitable subject for sterilizing due to health or age reasons.
C. Cats. No person or group of persons shall keep, harbor, or maintain more than seven cats over the age of eight weeks in or about any dwelling unit or adjacent yard.
D. For the purposes of this section the term "dwelling unit" has the same meaning as in the Planning and Development Code. (Ord. 2026-0013 § 1; Ord. 2013-0021 § 29; prior code § 6.05.054)
Source: City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-21169Fetched: 10/24/2026