In Illinois, it really depends on the town you live in. Our village limit is 4 pets total. 9 miles south of us, you can have all the cats you want but there is a 3 dog limit. We didn't even think there were rules such as this when you own a home, and so we moved in with 8 cats and then added on the 2 dogs. (shhh!) But we are actually trying to rehome some of the cats, since one cat was diagnosed with renal failure, she seems to get picked on a bit more now.
Of course, the Yorkies will never go anywhere as long as I have a say so in it. I wondered what they would do if they found out, but I don't think they would sieze the animals, I suspect they'd write up a warning first and give you a time period to rehome some of the animals.
It's really something I think that gets pulled out when neighbors complain, because it's really absurd. There are no rules as to how many kids you can have, and those are demanding on everyone's tax dollars for an education. Whose business is it how many pets I have, as long as they are cared for? And they are!
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