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Committee refers proposed change to Sacramento's pet limit (increase to four dogs) to welfare commission for review
Summary
A proposed amendment to city code that would increase the number of allowable dogs per dwelling from three to four and add a spay/neuter requirement was referred to the animal-welfare commission after public comment requested an explicit exemption for licensed unaltered animals.
The Law and Legislation Committee referred to the city's animal-welfare commission a proposed amendment to the municipal code that would increase the allowable number of dogs per dwelling unit from three to four and require that the animals be spayed or neutered.
Animal-services staff described the change as a way to encourage adoptions and increase licensing compliance at the shelter.…
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