§ 6.04.400. Number of dogs.

It is unlawful for any person to keep on any one premises more than three dogs if said dogs are more than four months old.

In calculating the permitted number of dogs allowed on any premises, dogs that were licensed in the city of Oakland prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be exempt. However, no additional dogs shall be permitted on any premises following the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter when the number of dogs lawfully kept on the premises exceeds three until such time as the number of dogs on the premises drops below three. Nothing in this exemption shall be construed to allow any person who lawfully kept more than three dogs on any premises on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter to continue to keep more than three dogs in the event that any of said dogs originally kept on the property on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter are no longer kept for any reason.

(Ord. 12705 § 4, 2005)