Chapter 55: Animal Protection And Control

§ 55.09 Dogs And Cats Limit

The text in force on May 9, 2019, and every version since 2010.

Unofficial compilation built from the City's published 2010 Code chapters and the text of adopted ordinances. Effective dates are inferred from adoption records; scanned chapters were OCR'd. The City of Tiffin's adopted Code of Ordinances governs. Not legal advice.

55.09 DOGS AND CATS LIMIT

A property owner or tenant who occupies any lot or portion of a lot that is zoned residential shall not keep more than three dogs and three cats at a residence. Any litters born by any of the animals kept legally at the residence will be allowed to remain until the puppies or kittens are eight weeks old, at which time they will be considered dogs or cats and will fall under the limitation stated above. This section shall not apply to Community Cats.

Ord. 2019-456, adopted May 7, 2019; in effect on publication (May 9, 2019) · source page

Confirmed by the city's current text: the 2026 draft recodification (August 2026, not adopted) has the same words (§ 55.09, p. 131), apart from minor wording. This ordinance's text was consolidated because the later text agrees with it.

In the 2026 draft (a comparison with a draft, not adopted): § 55.09 — wording changed, minor wording · compare

History

From	To	Source	How	Document
Aug 11, 2010	May 9, 2019	2010 Code	base text · text	p. 2
May 9, 2019	today	Ord. 2019-456	section replaced · text	p. 1

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